Foldit Lab Report #3: We Got a Paper
Check out Foldit Lab Report #3 on YouTube now! As always, please leave a comment to let us know what you want to see next time!
NEWS
- Foldit players have contributed to another scientific paper!
- Check out the blog to learn more.
- Upcoming Science Chat: December 3, 2019
PUZZLE UPDATES
- neilpg628 introduces the poly-proline helix.
- De novo freestyle puzzles challenge you to predict another player's structure.
- Hydrogen bond networks have returned to make symmetric design easier.
DESIGN OF THE MONTH
- spvincent has created a monstrous hydrogen-bonded trimer.
LAB UPDATES
- About 30 of your designs are being tested at the moment.
- Want to see what making proteins looks like? Let us know!
POLL RESULTS
- We are not changing any player privacy settings.
Winter Science Chat
Hi everyone! Please join the Foldit team for a science chat!
The Date: December 3, 2019 (Tuesday)
The location: #veteran, IRC (please comment if you have any questions about this).
The Time: 12:30 PM PST; 8:30 PM GMT
The Time Zone Converter: Here
We will be discussing the latest paper published and more!
Click here for the new paper
New puzzle series: Poly-proline helix
We're introducing a new series of Foldit puzzles, based on a special type of protein structure called a poly-proline helix. We're challenging Foldit players to design new proteins that incorporate this special helix!
Read more on the Foldit blog, and play Puzzle 1763: Poly-Proline Helix Design: Round 1 online now!
(Fri, 11/22/2019 - 00:29 | 2 comments)New Update
Hey all,
We've just released an update with the following fixes and changes:
Scripts:
* Added a function GetSymCount - Return the number of symmetry copies. 0 if there are no copies.
* The AddBetweenSegments function has changed to account for symmetric bands:
- (integer segmentIndex1, integer segmentIndex2, [integer atomIndex1], [integer atomIndex2], [integer symnr2])
- Add a band between the two segments. By default bands to the backbone. Specify an atom number from 0 to structure.GetAtomCount() to band to a different atom. (0 for the default backbone atom) Returns band number. Specify an symnr from 0 to structure.GetSymCount() to band to segmentIndex2 of a symmetric copy. Thanks to Timo for these changes!
Fixes:
* Fixed a problem with the linux version using too new of a glibc, causing it to not work on older machines.
* Fixed various threading issues that may have been causing crashes.
Note that our 32-bit mac client is deprecated on account of mac discontinuing 32-bit support, so you'll want to switch over to the new 64-bit version if you haven't already.
Thanks to our devprev players for helping test this release!
(Wed, 11/20/2019 - 23:13 | 2 comments)New Foldit paper published!
Today the journal PLOS Biology published a new paper about the work of Foldit players!
The paper describes results from recent Cryo-EM Density puzzles, in which Foldit players folded a protein into a cloud of density. The solutions from Foldit players were better than models produced by expert EM microscopists or automated computer programs!
Check out the blog for more details and a discussion about these exciting results!
(Tue, 11/12/2019 - 20:10 | 1 comment)
