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From Predicting Protein Shapes to Finding Their Hidden Rules, Structural Biology Enters a New Phase

Structural biology is shifting from predicting protein shapes to uncovering broader organizational rules AI tools like AlphaFold have made large-scale protein structure data far more accessible Researchers are increasingly exploring recurring patterns in amino acid organization across proteins Distributed and … Read the full press release

Global Citizen-Science Initiative Seeks Public Help to Verify Potential Universal Pattern in Protein Structures

A new citizen-science project is investigating a possible universal structural pattern in protein 3D architecture The pattern involves amino acids clustering by chemical type into mosaic-like arrangements Findings are based on analysis of over 160,000 protein structures and computational simulations … Read the full press release

Proteins Mosaic Q: a citizen-science project to gather evidence for a novel 3D protein structural pattern

(IN BRIEF) Proteins Mosaic Q is a global citizen-science initiative that invites volunteers to help confirm a newly identified structural pattern in the three-dimensional architecture of proteins. The project focuses on how amino acids cluster according to their chemical families, … Read the full press release

Citizen Science Project “Mein Baum” Promotes Sustainable Urban Planning through Smartphone App

(IN BRIEF) The “Mein Baum” citizen science project, launched by BUND Naturschutz in collaboration with TUM and HSWT, encourages citizens to document urban trees using a smartphone app. The collected data will support climate adaptation strategies by enhancing understanding of … Read the full press release