Foldit

1041: Revisiting Puzzle 55: Scorpion Toxin

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Created: January 22, 2015
Expires: January 29, 2015 at 11:00 UTC
Max points: 100

Description

This is a throwback puzzle to the early days of Foldit. This scorpion toxin binds to voltage-gated ion channels in insects, resulting in full-body paralysis. We are revisiting old Foldit puzzles so we can see how useful the recent additions to the game have been.