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robloxparodies wrote:Hey guys, I finished my protein model for regionals but I have trouble trying to find ideas for "creative additions" to it. Does anyone know any good resources to get ideas for such additions? One person on this forum mentioned papers to look at but I have trouble finding them.

I used the paper here.
And the other recommended paper is here.

Thank you all! that helped a lot
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How much more complex should my prebuild model be for states compared to the one I used for regionals?
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Blank25 wrote:How much more complex should my prebuild model be for states compared to the one I used for regionals?
Try to improve your pre-build by a lot. The rubrics used for states are supposed to be more nitpicky than the ones for regionals, so make sure your model is detailed enough to hit all the points. Start by nailing down your secondary structures, perfecting the sizes of the helices and beta sheets, as well as the spaces between adjacent loops and strands. Your creative additions should be properly oriented as well, and make sure they are actually relevant to the protein's function.
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Blank25 wrote:How much more complex should my prebuild model be for states compared to the one I used for regionals?
Try to improve your pre-build by a lot. The rubrics used for states are supposed to be more nitpicky than the ones for regionals, so make sure your model is detailed enough to hit all the points. Start by nailing down your secondary structures, perfecting the sizes of the helices and beta sheets, as well as the spaces between adjacent loops and strands. Your creative additions should be properly oriented as well, and make sure they are actually relevant to the protein's function.
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Will I get points off if the model is not exactly 2 cm per amino acid? I couldn't find a long enough toober so I made it 1.5 cm per amino acid.
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You might if it looks a bit short, but I don't think I've had a problem
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JoeyC wrote:You might if it looks a bit short, but I don't think I've had a problem
As long as you scale it down, properly, and fold everything tighter, you should be fine. Although, folding tightly with toobers is rather difficult.
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JoeyC wrote:You might if it looks a bit short, but I don't think I've had a problem
As long as you scale it down, properly, and fold everything tighter, you should be fine. Although, folding tightly with toobers is rather difficult.
What do you suggest to use instead of toobers? I agree, toobers are a bit bulky and are easily worn out.
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JoeyC wrote:You might if it looks a bit short, but I don't think I've had a problem
As long as you scale it down, properly, and fold everything tighter, you should be fine. Although, folding tightly with toobers is rather difficult.
What do you suggest to use instead of toobers? I agree, toobers are a bit bulky and are easily worn out.
Garden wire works very well, and i've seen some schools use pipe cleaners as well.
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Just be warned, some proctors don't like it if you don't use toober :cry: .
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