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Neural networks learn the motions of molecular machines

Nature Methods volume 18, pages 869–871 (2021)Cite this article

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New computational approaches capture molecular motion from cryo-EM images and provide a more complete understanding of protein dynamics.

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Fig. 1: Two possible motions of the yeast spliceosome, a highly dynamic complex.

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