Foldit

1798: Revisiting Puzzle 92: Bacteria

Closed since about 6 years ago

Summary

Created: February 12, 2020
Expires: February 19, 2020 at 18:00 UTC
Max points: 100

Description

This is a throwback puzzle to the early days of Foldit. In the struggle for limited resources, some strains of the bacteria E. coli produce a potent toxin to fight off competing strains. This small immunity protein protects the aggressor E. coli from falling victim to its own toxin. We are revisiting old Foldit puzzles so we can see how useful the recent additions to the game have been, and to provide newer players with easier puzzles that are still scientifically relevant.

Sequence:

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