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Structural genomics for science and society

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The field of robotics is affecting structural biology, enabling the era of structural genomics. The potential impact on protein fold prediction, biology, protein engineering and medicine is immense. Unraveling mysteries in the protein structure universe will require a dedicated effort for decades to come with computational toxicology as possibly a century long challenge.

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I wish to thank E. Merritt, C. Verlinde, S. Turley and P. Quigley for comments.

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Hol, W. Structural genomics for science and society. Nat Struct Mol Biol 7 (Suppl 11), 964–966 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/80744

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