Dpa_Picture-Alliance-25572883-HighRes-3c8240aa286a9c53.jpg (876×584) Phd111612s.gif (800×649) The Science Behind Foldit | Foldit. Foldit is a revolutionary new computer game enabling you to contribute to important scientific research. This page describes the science behind Foldit and how your playing can help. What is a protein? Proteins are the workhorses in every cell of every living thing. Your body is made up of trillions of cells, of all different kinds: muscle cells, brain cells, blood cells, and more. What are amino acids? What shape will a protein fold into? Why is shape important? What do proteins do? Proteins are present in all living things, even plants, bacteria, and viruses. Photosystem I is a collection of proteins in plants that captures sunlight for photosynthesis.Luciferase catalyzes the chemical reaction that makes fireflies glow.Hemagglutinin helps the influenza virus invade our cells.
You can find more information on the rules of protein folding in our FAQ. What big problems is this game tackling? How does my game playing contribute to curing diseases? Firas Khatib, Seth Cooper, Michael D. 005-Innere-Leere1.jpg (514×439) 007-Ablenkung1.jpg (514×362)