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Gamers solve molecular puzzle that baffled scientists
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 		Gamers solve molecular puzzle that baffled scientists
This was too neat to not share:

Gamers solve molecular puzzle that baffled scientists

I think this is the best example I've seen yet of how crowdsourcing + a gaming context + an optimal division of labor between the human mind and computing capabilities can solve a sticky, real problem.

Edited to Add: And here's a PDF of the resulting manuscript.
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