現在坐在家裏就能幫忙研究新冠疫苗!

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，公衆科學爲你提供一個獨特的機會。

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.

公衆科學的定義是“科學研究中的公衆參與與合作”，普通人可以利用技術團結一致實現共同目標，在舒適的家裏就可以做到。現在公衆就有機會爲新冠疫情研究做出貢獻。

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，公衆科學有助於建立一種社會責任感，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來，你不需要有專業知識，只要有時間、感興趣就行。有很多種形式的項目，適合不同年齡段、不同背景和處境的人。很多項目提供資源和指導來幫助人們開始， 人們還有機會通過網上論壇合作。

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.

全球的科學家爭相尋找有效療法和疫苗來遏制新冠疫情。作爲公民科學家，你可以加入進來，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是一款挑戰玩家摺疊蛋白質的在線遊戲，使人們更好地理解蛋白質的結構和功能。Foldit團隊現在挑戰公民科學家去設計可以與冠狀病毒結合的抗病毒蛋白。

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.

得分最高的設計將會在現實中生產並測試。這樣Foldit就提供了一個有創意的方法，最終能在將來爲這種病毒的疫苗研發提供幫助。

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.

另一個類似的項目是Folding@home。這是一個分佈式計算項目，不是讓你去尋找蛋白質，而是利用你的電腦的處理能力在後臺進行計算。你的電腦就變成了數千個同時運行的計算程序中的一個。