Rhodium™ software (VIDEO)

Southwest Research Institute

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SwRI-developed Rhodium™ scans compounds for the ability to bind and inhibit a target; in this case, the software is optimizing the unbiased docking of a potential treatment based on the protein structure of the Nipah virus, which is closely related to the Measles protein structure. The video has been sped up to enhance visualization.

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