Claim · 2010-08-05 · publication · Stated in source · Supported

Cooper et al. (Nature, issue of 5 August 2010) state that top-ranked Foldit players "excel at solving challenging structure refinement problems" in which substantial backbone rearrangements are necessary.

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Predicting protein structures with a multiplayer online game → states provision → Top-ranked players stated to excel at structure refinement problems

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Predicting protein structures with a multiplayer online gamestates provision ↓Top-ranked players stated to excel at structure refinement problems

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Provision: Statement · provision ID mod-foldit-result
Date: 2010-08-05 · publication Records dated 2010 →

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Predicting protein structures with a multiplayer online game

Nature · 2010-08-05

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“We show that top-ranked Foldit players excel at solving challenging structure refinement problems in which substantial backbone rearrangements are necessary to achieve the burial of hydrophobic residues.”

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Authors: Seth Cooper; Firas Khatib; Adrien Treuille; Janos Barbero; Jeehyung Lee; Michael Beenen; Andrew Leaver-Fay; David Baker; Zoran Popović; Foldit players
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Attribution: Seth Cooper, Firas Khatib, Adrien Treuille, Janos Barbero, Jeehyung Lee, Michael Beenen, Andrew Leaver-Fay, David Baker, Zoran Popović, Foldit players, “Predicting protein structures with a multiplayer online game”, 2010-08-05.
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