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*'''[[User:Gabriel Wu|Gabriel Wu]] 17:19, 28 January 2013 (EST)''': Foldit, RNAfold, and home sequencing are some current apps, but not the "killer" one. What are the other possibilities?
*'''[[User:Gabriel Wu|Gabriel Wu]] 17:19, 28 January 2013 (EST)''': Foldit, RNAfold, and home sequencing are some current apps, but not the "killer" one. What are the other possibilities?
** *'''[[User:Catherine I. Mortensen|Catherine I. Mortensen]] 17:37, 30 January 2013 (EST)''': Foldit is pretty cool! Do you know if they have had any success in finding cures with it?  
** *'''[[User:Catherine I. Mortensen|Catherine I. Mortensen]] 17:37, 30 January 2013 (EST)''': Foldit is pretty cool! Do you know if they have had any success in finding cures with it?  
***'''[[User:Benjamin Gilman|Benjamin Gilman]] 19:09, 30 January 2013 (EST)''': They aren't at the stage of cures yet, but a structure generated by Foldit users was close enough to use as a molecular replacement model to solve the crystal structure of a protease monomer from a simian AIDS-causing retrovirus: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21926992 Crystal structure of a monomeric retroviral protease solved by protein folding game players.]


*'''[[User:Catherine I. Mortensen|Catherine I. Mortensen]] 17:37, 30 January 2013 (EST)''': I think they're is always dangers with things like DIY.... My friend always plays this strategy game called Plague. The goal is to infect the world with viruses and diseases. It's just a game but the possibilities are out there.
*'''[[User:Catherine I. Mortensen|Catherine I. Mortensen]] 17:37, 30 January 2013 (EST)''': I think they're is always dangers with things like DIY.... My friend always plays this strategy game called Plague. The goal is to infect the world with viruses and diseases. It's just a game but the possibilities are out there.
**'''[[User:Neil R Gottel|Neil R Gottel]] 18:58, 30 January 2013 (EST)''':[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandemic_%28board_game%29 Pandemic] is pretty fun, although you're trying to prevent the infections, not spread them :)
**'''[[User:Neil R Gottel|Neil R Gottel]] 18:58, 30 January 2013 (EST)''':[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandemic_%28board_game%29 Pandemic] is pretty fun, although you're trying to prevent the infections, not spread them :)

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  • Gabriel Wu 16:55, 28 January 2013 (EST): Adoption curves would add a lot in putting DIY Bio in perspective with other well-known technologies.
  • Kevin Baldridge 16:57, 28 January 2013 (EST):This article really highlights some of the efforts that are already underway in at-home laboratories.[PopSci DIY Bio]
  • Catherine I. Mortensen 17:37, 30 January 2013 (EST): I think they're is always dangers with things like DIY.... My friend always plays this strategy game called Plague. The goal is to infect the world with viruses and diseases. It's just a game but the possibilities are out there.
    • Neil R Gottel 18:58, 30 January 2013 (EST):Pandemic is pretty fun, although you're trying to prevent the infections, not spread them :)