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ls-lR index file to be removed July 12, 2023
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Removal of ls-lR index file from the PDB archive
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Education Corner: Bragg Your Pattern at IUCr
Bragg Your Pattern has something for everyone: school-aged children and their teachers/parents; IUCr attendees; and all structural biology enthusiasts» 06/06/2023
Prepare Depositions Using New pdb_extract Features
pdb_extract now supports modern structure determination packages and enhanced data parsing. Use PDBj's CIF editor to easily provide metadata for single and multiple related entries.» 05/23/2023
Award-Winning Videos on Molecular Mechanisms of Targeted Cancer Therapies
Results from the latest RCSB PDB Video Challenge show how high school students are excellent science communicators» 05/16/2023
Education Corner: ACA Literacy Portal
The American Crystallographic Association is sponsoring a contest for members with prizes of $500 for videos explaining structural science. Deadline is June 15.» 05/09/2023
Beginner's Guide to PDB Structures and the PDBx/mmCIF
PDB-101 hosts an introductory guide to the PDBx/mmCIF file format and data dictionary used in all wwPDB data deposition, annotation, and archiving» 05/03/2023
Helen Berman Elected to National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 23 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research» 05/02/2023
Vote Now for the Viewer's Choice Award
Watch videos on the Molecular Mechanisms of Targeted Cancer Therapies created by high school students and vote for your favorite before May 8.» 05/01/2023
Register Now for May 3 Virtual Crash Course: Understanding PDBx/mmCIF
Learn about PDBx/mmCIF basics, software tools for generating and working with PDBx/mmCIF files, and programmatic access for harvesting data» 04/30/2023
Annual Report Published
Download the 2022 Annual Report for an overview of recent RCSB PDB activities, including enabled access to ~1 million Computed Structure Models (CSMs) from AlphaFoldDB and RoseTTAFold» 04/26/2023
Molecule of the Month
Odorant Receptors
Our sense of smell relies on odorant receptors that recognize specific scents.
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Issue 97 - April 2023
This issue highlights Spring Crash Courses; a milestone 200,000 PDB structures; searching Computed Structure Models; and more. April 2023 Issue
Annual Reports
2022 Annual Report
Download the 2022 Annual Report (PDF) for an overview of recent RCSB PDB activities, including enabled access to ~1 million Computed Structure Models (CSMs) from AlphaFoldDB and RoseTTAFold.
