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Biologists seek help to ‘see’ itty-bitty molecules in 3-D

Humans still considered better protein pickers than computers

proteins under a microscope

EYE SPY  A new citizen science project needs volunteers to help identify protein molecules in micrographs (right image is the same micrograph as the left, except with the proteins circled).

J. Bruggemann

By Erin Wayman

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