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AI model designs potentially stable protein sequences beyond those found in nature

AI model designs potentially stable protein sequences beyond those found in natureWorldPing

A protein's function is determined by its structure, and structure—the way a protein folds—is determined by its sequence of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.

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