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Thursday, December 02, 2010

Crowdsourcing Genetic Research

Another example of a game aimed at serious work:

Canadian scientists have stumbled on a novel way to conduct genetic studies: Using a game to crowdsource the deciphering of human DNA.

" ... The new project, Phylo, was launched by a team at Montreal's McGill University on November 29. Players are allowed to recognize and sort human genetic code that's displayed in a Tetris-like format. Phylo, which runs in Flash, allows users to parse random genetic codes or to tackle DNA patterns related to real diseases. In a random game, a user found himself assigned to DNA portions linked to exudative vitreoretinopathy 4 and vesicoureteral reflux 2. .... "

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