http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-19/o ... le/2905314

Maybe the whole Eli plot in SG:Universe wasn't so far fetched after all.

It's like distributed computing, but with humans. All the brainpower otherwise lost while gaming, can now be put to good use

Bet they're currently getting a lot of traffic, the site (fold.it) has got "technical problems".

Well, the US Navy is utilizing a similar concept to come up with ideas to fight pirates.

I wound up downloading the software myself after hearing the news. It seems very interesting, from the little bit I've played with it so far.