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The music of proteins is made audible through a computer program that learns from Chopin

  • Written by Peng Zhang, Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Biology, The Rockefeller University
imageTraining an algorithm to play proteins like Chopin can produce more melodious songs.Frederic Chopin/Wikimedia Commons

With the right computer program, proteins become pleasant music.

There are many surprising analogies between proteins, the basic building blocks of life, and musical notation. These analogies can be used not only to help advance...

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