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I'll post in this thread articles with any news about the aflatoxin puzzles.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/gamers-wanted-to-attack-food-toxin/
I'll post in this thread articles with any news about the aflatoxin puzzles.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/gamers-wanted-to-attack-food-toxin/
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/uoc–cga101717.php (This one is from AAAS, which also publishes the journal Science).
http://www.itbusinessnet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=5190906
The Scientific American podcast features Justin Siegel from UC Davis. He's leading the research team, and is another product of the Baker Lab. He was a lead author of "Increased Diels-Alderase activity through FoldIt player guided backbone remodeling", Nature Biotechnology 2012: 30: 190-192 DOI: 10.1038/nbt.2109. (That paper also cited "Foldit players", or at least "Players F", as an author, along with Drs. Cooper, Baker, and Popovich.)
BBC World Service October 16 interview with Howard Shapiro, Chief Ag Officer at Mars Inc (starting at 40:10):
BBC World Service October 16 interview with Susume (starting at 43:50):
Nicely written article at a site for science fans:
Sadly, the BBC in its finite wisdom limits the time you can listen to its World Service broadcasts online. The interview with Dr. Shapiro and Susume are now in the digital dustbin.
I was able to capture Susume's interview using a technically flawed (really horrible) speaker-to-microphone method. I'll put out a transcript in the near future.
Now we're hitting the big time!
Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/could-video-gamers-make-our-food-supply-safer-180965355/