Phylo: A Tablet Game To Advance Genetic Research

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RabidFace

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Cool. These are games that are making an actual impact. Not that I don't like my mindless FPS games ;)

My PS3 and laptop are always being useful by Folding@Home pretty much 24/7.

Wonder if they are going to release a desktop version that "plays itself".
 

alyoshka

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For all you know you could end up designing the next gen bio warfare DNA sequence... ever though of that? We could always design a scientific game and ask people how to design a Nuke or something of that sort with their ideas.....
 

xenolalia

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What, alyoshka?

Science rocks! Sure, some bad people use science to make and do terrible things, but what's your point? Games like this are a great way to get the general public involved in the search for creative solutions to global problems.
 

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After all the mindless shooters it is nice to see something actually worth doing with all our computing power.
And before you thumb me down; I DO like the occasional rampage down main street with all guns blazing :)
 

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[citation][nom]rabidface[/nom]Cool. These are games that are making an actual impact. Not that I don't like my mindless FPS games[/citation]
Hey I take offense to that! LOL. No really, everytime I get out of being in the hospital for a few days, I play Halo and drive around a warthog, wrecklessly. It seems to help me get my equilibrium back on track. It has to be THAT game. Everything else (Battlefield, specifically) moves too slow.
 

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Intel...whatever AMD....not even close, the human brain is the best processor we have on the planet. It sees more the 1 or 0. Just think if a billion brains were working on these "games".
 

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The very last game I played was Panzer General II. That was a very very long time ago. I just might give Phylo a try. After all, there is a possibility, however remote, that one could help solve a serious genetic problem.
 
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