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The October Molecule of the Month is Celebrating 55 Years of the PDB and how PDB data are enabling the rapid evolution of protein structure prediction and design pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/322
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In 2021, wwPDB celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the PDB with symposia, materials, and more Visit wwpdb.org/pdb50 for more 2/3
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Did you spot our cameo in You Can See Everything? PDB-101's Molecular Machinery graphic is shown on screen as Billy watches YouTube Thanks to @A24 for helping us celebrate 55 years of the PDB! Download the updated poster from pdb101.rcsb.org/learn/flyers…
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Join the wwPDB Foundation for a PDB55 celebration replay of the IUCr Plenary Presentation from Cynthia Wolberger (Johns Hopkins) on Tues Oct 20 at 3pm ET From mechanism to inhibitors: Controlling deubiquitinating enzymes in cells pdb101.rcsb.org/news/6ad0eac…

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October 17 is National Playing Card Collection Day Celebrate with cards created to celebrate the 50 year anniversary of the PDB archive (and then celebrate PDB's 55th on Tuesday October 20...) pdb101.rcsb.org/learn/other-…

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The PDB50 board game was created to celebrates the anniversary of the PDB by giving players the opportunity to explore the process of structure discovery. Download or play online to celebrate the PDB's 55th anniversary pdb101.rcsb.org/learn/other-…

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Many Nobel Prize awards in physics, chemistry, and physiology/medicine can be associated with structural biology Visit PDB-101 to learn how 55 years of open access to PDB structures has helped us better understand the world #pdb55 pdb101.rcsb.org/browse/nobel…

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