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| Many people don't think gaming is useful. They could not be more wrong. In 2011 people playing Foldit, an online puzzle game about protein folding, resolved the structure of an enzyme . . . | |
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| . . . That enzyme caused an Aids-like disease in monkeys. Researchers had been working on the problem for 13 years. The gamers solved it in 3 weeks! | |
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| A year later, people playing an astronomy game called Planet Hunters found a curious planet with four stars in its system, and to date, they've discovered 40 planets that could support life. . . | |
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| . . . All of which had been previously missed by professional astronomers. | |
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| A study of 303 laparoscopic surgeons found that those who played video games were 27 percent faster at advanced surgical procedures. . . | |
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| . . . and made 37 percent fewer errors compared to those who did not play video games. If you're a parent, encourage your kids to play video games. If you are a player, keep up the good training! | |
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