Sunday 11 May 2008

Point of Interest 11. May, 2008

Only two good articles today. Try the game, it's fun.


1. "A new game, named Foldit, turns protein folding into a competitive sport. Introductory levels teach the rules, which are the same laws of physics by which protein strands curl and twist into three-dimensional shapes – key for biological mysteries ranging from Alzheimer's to vaccines."

Who Wants to Solve a Protein Structure?


2. "The technology, which comes from a Japanese firm called Sagawa Advance, is sufficiently accurate to be able to tell identical twins apart – a massive advance on current technologies [...]"

Biometric face scanner tells identical twins apart

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