science news: PS3 to the rescue!
penny April 3rd, 2007
One of the feeds I get on a regular basis is from Nature.com, and I think this article will interest some readers, specifically the gamers out there:
Computer-game console contributes to science
If reading this article doesn’t really tickle your fancy, just have a quick look at my tiny commentary. If you’re still not interested, please just have a look at the closing part of the article…
It’s nice to hear that Sony is volunteering a piece for the medical research pie. Seeing that computer gaming consoles are all about computing SPEED and the simulation of physical processes, this is exactly what quantitative biology research is all about.
The gyst is essentially this: Computing power is VERY much needed in studying biosciences now. Especially in the research about protein folding. Just how important is studying protein folding? Let me put it this way: It can uncover the very mysteries of life itself. But ok enough of the off and overshoots.
The biggest thing that can be achieved that would be a really BIG impact in the near future is understanding diseases like Alzheimer’s and ALS (Amyotrphic Lateral Sclerosis) that remain to elude early diagnosis. Treatment so far only are meant for improving quality of life…
So how about that article ending. Let me share that here:
“What of other games consoles such as Xbox 360? Anderson says he’s talked to Microsoft. “But that conversation didn’t go anywhere,” he says.”
maybe bill gates has alzheimer’s.
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