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NanoDoc (nanodoc.org)

20 points by jlee614 ↗ HN
A couple of guys out of the Bhatia Lab at MIT have made a game out of design and optimization of cancer nanotherapeutics. Nanodoc (http://nanodoc.org/) is on online game that allows bioengineers and the general public to design new nanoparticle strategies towards the treatment of cancer.

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NotHereNotThere
Sorry, but requiring a social network account to play this is simply ridiculous. Provide alternative options if you want this to catch on.
burke
Yup. I was actually really excited to try this, but was not okay with the permissions it requires for said social networks.
robotgal
Ok, we limited the facebook permissions. Hope this works better!
shark234
Great experiment, but I wonder how usefull can be a bunch of people playing a game without any knowledge of biomedicine.
chm
I haven't played it yet, but it might be useful in training neural nets?
hadem
Login to play...bye!
zwass
I don't particularly mind having to connect to Facebook, but the permissions required go way beyond what makes sense for what this game claims to be. When I denied access, it caused a server error on the nanodoc website.
robotgal
Thanks! That can easily be changed, what permissions would be acceptable? I'll make the fix.
robotgal
We just restricted the facebook permissions. Should be more acceptable.
etrautmann
Very cool idea! The name made me think this was something about text editors and documentation, but I doubt most people outside of this context will make that association.
hallieatrobohub
Great to see swarm robotics combined with crowd-sourcing - such a natural fit.