Gamer help researchers with puzzle game to combat

In the fight against the spread of the coronavirus, researchers rely on different types of support. Now gamers should also help in the search for an anti-protein against the coronavirus.

And to do this, they “simply” have to solve a puzzle on the net.

Gamers support researchers in drug development

Research laboratories are currently working at full speed. Because the SI’m looking for a vaccine or medication for the novel coronavirus is being pushed at all costs and many countries support each other.

For example, researchers in Switzerland recently made progress at Development of rapid tests. It is also important to combat the virus to understand its structure. And now gamers should help here.

The darn spike protein

Explanation: The coronavirus interacts in the human body with a very specific protein – the spike protein. Researchers are now trying to find a protein to which this spike protein can be bound. Because that can prevent or at least slow down the infection with coronavirus.

With the nonprofit Puzzle game Foldit gamers should now build proteins that are effective against other proteins. And they help to fight the corona virus. For example, proteins can be rotated and changed in the game. Medical knowledge is not important here, just logical thinking is required.

Your own experiments are then sent to a research team via an account. EIf they find the approach promising, the protein will be replicated and tested against the corona virus in the laboratory.

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