TIL that there's a mini-game in Borderlands 3 that actually helps science, and gamers have been credited in the study.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-024-02175-6
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1frbhwu/til_that_theres_a_minigame_in_borderlands_3_that/
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-024-02175-6
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1frbhwu/til_that_theres_a_minigame_in_borderlands_3_that/
Improving microbial phylogeny with citizen science within a mass-market video game - Nature Biotechnology
Gamification of the multiple sequence alignment problem improves microbial phylogeny estimates.Nature
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This mini game is currently it’s third iteration, helping with cancer research. #fuckcancer