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Martini 3: a coarse-grained force field with an eye for atomic detail

Souza et al. present the latest release of the popular and widely used force field for near-atomistic coarse-grained biomolecular simulations.

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Fig. 1: Perspectives in near-atomistic coarse-graining.

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The author thanks K. Stroh, L. Endter, A. Soleimani, J. Methorst, N. van Hilten and A. Sevink for fruitful discussions. The Dutch NWO is acknowledged for funding (Vidi grant, no. 723.016.005).

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Risselada, H.J. Martini 3: a coarse-grained force field with an eye for atomic detail. Nat Methods 18, 342–343 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-021-01111-9

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