Even if we could solve protein-folding, the next stage would be to predict the structure of cells on the basis of the interactions of millions of proteins and other molecules.

即使我们能抓住蛋白质折叠的规律，下一步就是通过分析数百万蛋白质和其它分子之间的相互作用，来预测细胞的结构。

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Look at all the data that goes into protein folding.

看看所有进入蛋白质折叠【译注】的数据。

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One way scientists try to understand protein folding is by simulating it on computers.

科学家试图理解蛋白质折叠的一种方式是通过在计算机上进行模拟。

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By turning their problem into a game, the scientists have harnessed thousands of human brains without specialist knowledge to work on protein-folding, says Adrien Treuille, a computer scientist at Carnegie Mellon University who helped to develop the program.

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At first, there might not seem to be much of a cross-over between protein folding and, say, running a web server or a database.

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In just three weeks this fall, thousands of people playing the free downloadable game helped map the structure of an enzyme that could fight HIV and AIDS. Scientists at the University of Washington created Fold-it to turn research about protein folding into a game, dishing up puzzles made up of spirals and clumps that represent amino acids.

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