The Contenders | Lucy Walker

Biologists spent ten years trying to map the structure of the elusive Mason Pfizer Monkey Virus, a problem that could unlock the cure for AIDS. The Contenders solved it in three weeks. Using the online puzzle game Fold It, scientists are enlisting video gamers to solve real- world problems.

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Credits:
Directed & Produced by Lucy Walker

Produced & Edited by Joseph Peeler

Animation/Design:
Pyramid Attack
Arv Slabosevicius
Steve Wilson

Illustrators:
Clayton Hanmer
Hyein Lee
Aaron Leighton
Steve Wilson

Music
Aaron Stein-Chester
Duncan Woodbury

Sound Design & Mixing
Nathanael Harrison

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