The curse of the protein ribbon diagram.

Journal: PLoS biology
Published Date: Dec 12, 2022

Abstract

Does reductionism, in the era of machine learning and now interpretable AI, facilitate or hinder scientific insight? The protein ribbon diagram, as a means of visual reductionism, is a case in point.

Authors

  • Philip E Bourne
    University of Virginia, Data Science Institute, Charlottesville, VA, USA; University of Virginia, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
  • Eli J Draizen
    School of Data Science, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America.
  • Cameron Mura
    School of Data Science, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America.

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