Designing novel proteins with specific and desired functions is one of the major aims of biotechnology and medicine. However, it presents a complex challenge since protein function is dependent not ...

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In the wee hours of an October morning, David Baker, a protein biologist at the University of Washington (UW), received the most-awaited phone call in a scientist’s career. Halfway around the world, ...