Aman Tripathi – A new study published in Nature Biotechnology on April 15 has shown that gamers can significantly enhance scientific research.
Recently, as many as 4.5 million gamers across the world played a minigame within the popular title Borderlands 3, which helped map the evolutionary history of bacteria found within the human gut.
It can help scientists draw a “better tree” of bacteria living in our guts, which play a crucial role in maintaining health. The research also has the potential to gain new insights into how our diet, medications, and lifestyle choices influence our microbial communities. Continue reading