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nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year ago

Millions Of Borderlands 3 Players Have Helped Microbiome Research

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Millions Of Borderlands 3 Players Have Helped Microbiome Research

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nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year ago
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4.5 million gamers played the Borderlands Science mini-game that helped researchers solve the genetic code of bacteria in the human microbiome.
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  • CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world
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    I knew my crippling video game addiction would someday benefit humanity!

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    They have played us all for absolute fools

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    I’d love to contribute, but then I’d have to play borderlands 3. (Former BL1&2 player)

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      BL2 > BL3

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        Exactly

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