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What does it take for an ‘AlphaFold Moment’ in functional protein engineering and design?

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Roberto A. Chica

  2. Center for Catalysis Research and Innovation, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Roberto A. Chica

  3. Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (CSIC), Barcelona Science Park, Barcelona, Spain

    Noelia Ferruz

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Chica, R.A., Ferruz, N. What does it take for an ‘AlphaFold Moment’ in functional protein engineering and design?. Nat Biotechnol 42, 173–174 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-023-02120-z

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