你也可以為新冠疫苗出一份力

As people try to maintain social engagement during self-isolation, citizen science offers a unique opportunity.

人們在隔離期間還想努力保持社會參與度，公眾科學(xué)為你提供一個(gè)獨(dú)特的機(jī)會。

Defined as "public participation and collaboration in scientific research", citizen science allows everyday people to use technology to unite towards a common goal – from the comfort of their homes. And it is now offering a chance to contribute to research on the coronavirus pandemic.

公眾科學(xué)的定義是“科學(xué)研究中的公眾參與與合作”，普通人可以利用技術(shù)團(tuán)結(jié)一致實(shí)現(xiàn)共同目標(biāo)，在舒適的家里就可以做到?，F(xiàn)在公眾就有機(jī)會為新冠疫情研究做出貢獻(xiàn)。

With so many of us staying home, this could help build a sense of community where we may otherwise feel helpless, or struggle with isolation.

我們很多人都待在家中，公眾科學(xué)有助于建立一種社會責(zé)任感，否則我們會感覺很無助，或者覺得隔離很痛苦。

Anyone is welcome to contribute. You don't need expertise, just time and interest. Projects exist in many forms, catering to people of diverse ages, backgrounds and circumstances. Many projects offer resources and guides to help you get started, and opportunities to collaborate via online discussion forums.

任何人都可以參與進(jìn)來，你不需要有專業(yè)知識，只要有時(shí)間、感興趣就行。有很多種形式的項(xiàng)目，適合不同年齡段、不同背景和處境的人。很多項(xiàng)目提供資源和指導(dǎo)來幫助人們開始， 人們還有機(jī)會通過網(wǎng)上論壇合作。

Scientists worldwide are racing to find effective treatments and vaccines to halt the coronavirus pandemic. As a citizen scientist, you can join the effort to help tackle COVID-19, and other infectious diseases.

全球的科學(xué)家爭相尋找有效療法和疫苗來遏制新冠疫情。作為公民科學(xué)家，你可以加入進(jìn)來，幫助解決新冠病毒和其他傳染病的問題。

Foldit is an online game that challenges players to fold proteins to better understand their structure and function. The Foldit team is now challenging citizen scientists to design antiviral proteins that can bind with the coronavirus.

Foldit是一款挑戰(zhàn)玩家折疊蛋白質(zhì)的在線游戲，使人們更好地理解蛋白質(zhì)的結(jié)構(gòu)和功能。Foldit團(tuán)隊(duì)現(xiàn)在挑戰(zhàn)公民科學(xué)家去設(shè)計(jì)可以與冠狀病毒結(jié)合的抗病毒蛋白。

The highest scoring designs will be manufactured and tested in real life. In this way, Foldit offers a creative outlet that could eventually contribute to a future vaccine for the virus.

得分最高的設(shè)計(jì)將會在現(xiàn)實(shí)中生產(chǎn)并測試。這樣Foldit就提供了一個(gè)有創(chuàng)意的方法，最終能在將來為這種病毒的疫苗研發(fā)提供幫助。

Another similar project is Folding@home. This is a distributed computing project that, rather than using you to find proteins, uses your computer's processing power to run calculations in the background. Your computer becomes one of thousands running calculations, all working together.

另一個(gè)類似的項(xiàng)目是Folding@home。這是一個(gè)分布式計(jì)算項(xiàng)目，不是讓你去尋找蛋白質(zhì)，而是利用你的電腦的處理能力在后臺進(jìn)行計(jì)算。你的電腦就變成了數(shù)千個(gè)同時(shí)運(yùn)行的計(jì)算程序中的一個(gè)。