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Topological matter

Spot the knot: using AI to untangle the topology of molecules

13 Aug 2024

From proteins to DNA, knotted structures are present in many vital molecules. Understanding what these knots do is difficult because our best theories still struggle to tell complex knots apart. But, argues Davide Michieletto, with advances in AI, that could be about to change

Knot 3D vector
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Any good sailor knows that the right choice of knot can mean the difference between life and death.

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Davide Michieletto is a Royal Society University Research Fellow in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh, UK

  • Davide Michieletto acknowledges an insightful discussion with Renzo Ricca and feedback on the original draft by Julia Collins
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