Foldit Lab Report #4: 1,994 genes!
Happy New Year! Watch Foldit Lab Report #4 on YouTube now!
NEWS
- Science Chat recap
PUZZLE UPDATES
- New electron density puzzles (crystals, not cryo)
- We're trying to make poly-proline easier, we promise
- Can you make a Baker lab design even better?
- More and more and more symmetry
DESIGN OF THE MONTH
- fiendish_ghoul designed a scary good hydrogen-bonded trimer.
LAB UPDATES
- Some of your dimers appear to be working...
- We'll soon be testing almost 2,000 Foldit player designs! We've never been able to generate this much data before. Stay tuned to hear what we learn.
Winter Science Chat
Hi everyone!
Just a friendly reminder that our science chat will be happening tomorrow at 12:30 PM PST; 8:30 GMT in #veterans chat. Hope to see you there!
(Tue, 12/03/2019 - 02:01 | 6 comments)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)
