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Increased Diels-Alderase Activity through Backbone Remodeling Guided by Foldit Players
Christopher B. Eiben, et al., Nature Biotechnology, Vol. 30, No. 2, 2012, pp. 190–192
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Foldit players remodelled an enzyme's backbone to achieve over 18-fold greater catalytic activity — the proof that human spatial intuition can guide functional protein improvement. Published in Nature Biotechnology with Foldit Players as co-authors.
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The Academy · May 27, 2026
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