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2713: Revisiting Puzzle 69: Scorpion Toxin

Closed since about 2 months ago

Intermediate Overall Prediction

Summary

Created
January 14, 2026
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Max points
100
Description

This is a throwback puzzle to the early days of Foldit. This scorpion toxin binds to voltage-gated ion channels in insects, resulting in full-body paralysis. The protein contains eight cysteine residues that oxidize to form four disulfide bonds. We are revisiting old Foldit puzzles so we can see how useful the recent additions to the game have been.

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