T-Rex in the Slow Lane
by Kristen Cobb
Tyrannosaurus rex is often pictured baring its teeth, crouching, and running swiftly after its prey, but these images are largely based on human fancy...
Jan, 01, 2006
Michael Levitt, professor of structural biology at Stanford University, has received the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry in recognition of his pioneering work in computational biology.
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Oct, 10, 2013
ForceBalance makes it easier to efficiently develop and optimize force fields
When simulating the movements of large molecules on a computer, researchers typically rely on an approximation of the force fields at play. That’s because a truly correct simulation of those...
Sep, 01, 2013
The yield: an unprecedented and insightful millisecond simulation
Despite being well-studied, much remains unknown about the dynamics of G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), molecules that are prominent drug targets. Recent work published in the journal Nature...
Mar, 01, 2014
Now, with just a few mouse clicks, anyone with a computer and an Internet connection can create graphic images of RNA molecules (using ToRNADo) or generate the ion environments that surround these...
Jan, 01, 2007
Researchers can now create musculoskeletal models and simulations on an open source platform. In August, Simbios researchers released OpenSim 1.0. This freely available software can, in about 20...
Oct, 01, 2007
On the computer screen, vessels throb realistically with each pump of the heart while the river of blood swirls and pools at curves and intersections. This is a simulation built with SimVascular...
Apr, 01, 2007
Simulating molecular movement gives a more accurate view of binding sites.
If a picture’s worth a thousand words, then a motion picture, such as that provided by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, must contain a wealth of information. It’s this potential...
Oct, 01, 2008
OpenMM provides a common interface for doing MD simulations on GPUs
Over the last three years, the lab of Vijay Pande, PhD, at Stanford University has optimized their molecular dynamics (MD) algorithms to take advantage of the fast computing that’s possible...
Jul, 01, 2008
Even when we simply stand still on two feet, our brains communicate with our muscles—firing them appropriately to keep us upright against gravity. So when scientists simulate simple or complex...
Jun, 06, 2012
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