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  "id": 565279,
  "title": "You should check this video from Veritasium",
  "url": "/competitions/stanford-rna-3d-folding/discussion/565279",
  "author_name": "moth",
  "post_date": "2025-02-27T18:44:13.250000",
  "votes": 59,
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  "content": "<p>Hey guys, I totally recommend this video from Veritasium to get a better understanding of the competition, what is AlphaFold and why is it so important:</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_fHJIYENdI\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_fHJIYENdI</a></p>",
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      "id": 3135707,
      "postDate": "2025-02-27T18:44:13.250Z",
      "content": "<p>Hey guys, I totally recommend this video from Veritasium to get a better understanding of the competition, what is AlphaFold and why is it so important:</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_fHJIYENdI\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_fHJIYENdI</a></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hey guys, I totally recommend this video from Veritasium to get a better understanding of the competition, what is AlphaFold and why is it so important:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_fHJIYENdI",
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      "id": 3163562,
      "postDate": "2025-03-30T23:59:41.190Z",
      "content": "<p>There are so many concepts both in biology and AI/ML that this video introduces as how they evolved! Great share!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "There are so many concepts both in biology and AI/ML that this video introduces as how they evolved! Great share!"
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      "id": 3147348,
      "postDate": "2025-03-12T00:35:20.967Z",
      "content": "<p>Love Veritasium, so cool to see it reach places like this</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Love Veritasium, so cool to see it reach places like this"
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      "id": 3142854,
      "postDate": "2025-03-06T17:59:49.633Z",
      "content": "<p>Such a nice explaination and excellent story telling. Thanks for sharing.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Such a nice explaination and excellent story telling. Thanks for sharing."
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      "id": 3142122,
      "postDate": "2025-03-06T05:37:19.517Z",
      "content": "<p>I watched it before the competition had begun, it is really interesting.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I watched it before the competition had begun, it is really interesting."
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      "id": 3141908,
      "postDate": "2025-03-06T01:21:10.217Z",
      "content": "<p>Great video, thanks.</p>\n<p>It seems that AlphFold 2 really kicks ass.  Why can't the scientists simply use AlphFold 2 to predict the RNA structures?  Is AlphaFold 2 or the algorithm/idea behind AlphFold 2 just not as good at RNA structure prediction as it is at protein shape prediction?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Great video, thanks.\n\nIt seems that AlphFold 2 really kicks ass.  Why can't the scientists simply use AlphFold 2 to predict the RNA structures?  Is AlphaFold 2 or the algorithm/idea behind AlphFold 2 just not as good at RNA structure prediction as it is at protein shape prediction?",
      "replies": [
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          "id": 3142127,
          "postDate": "2025-03-06T05:41:07.743Z",
          "content": "<p>It is probably because the surrounding chemical conditions are different and Alpha Fold has learnt to take those into consideration</p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "It is probably because the surrounding chemical conditions are different and Alpha Fold has learnt to take those into consideration"
        }
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    {
      "id": 3140976,
      "postDate": "2025-03-05T05:17:31.723Z",
      "content": "<p>Here's an interesting article that mentions text like application which may use LLM like model<br>\n<a href=\"http://www.rexresearch.com/biophotons/TheDNAWaveBiocomputer10.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.rexresearch.com/biophotons/TheDNAWaveBiocomputer10.pdf</a></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Here's an interesting article that mentions text like application which may use LLM like model\nhttp://www.rexresearch.com/biophotons/TheDNAWaveBiocomputer10.pdf"
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    {
      "id": 3140369,
      "postDate": "2025-03-04T14:23:40.950Z",
      "content": "<p>i think this vedio is really important for a newer</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "i think this vedio is really important for a newer"
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      "id": 3135798,
      "postDate": "2025-02-27T21:07:21.997Z",
      "content": "<p>I watched it before and It's very interesting subject, but Isn't 50k too low for a competition with this importance? I think this  is literally the minimum prize amount for a medal competition</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I watched it before and It's very interesting subject, but Isn't 50k too low for a competition with this importance? I think this  is literally the minimum prize amount for a medal competition",
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 3142860,
          "postDate": "2025-03-06T18:02:43.847Z",
          "content": "<p>Probably they don't expect alot from this competition. It might be just an incremental step in the overall search of best solution.</p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "Probably they don't expect alot from this competition. It might be just an incremental step in the overall search of best solution.",
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      "postDate": "2025-03-02T04:27:37.113Z",
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    {
      "id": 3141656,
      "postDate": "2025-03-05T20:34:21.040Z",
      "content": "<p>Great stuff, thanks for sharing!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Great stuff, thanks for sharing!"
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      "id": 3151824,
      "postDate": "2025-03-17T06:14:08.740Z",
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      "id": 3163562,
      "author_name": "Apoorva Ajay",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2025-03-30T23:59:41.190000",
      "content": "<p>There are so many concepts both in biology and AI/ML that this video introduces as how they evolved! Great share!</p>",
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      "id": 3147348,
      "author_name": "skrmotac",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2025-03-12T00:35:20.967000",
      "content": "<p>Love Veritasium, so cool to see it reach places like this</p>",
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      "id": 3142854,
      "author_name": "Zam",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2025-03-06T17:59:49.633000",
      "content": "<p>Such a nice explaination and excellent story telling. Thanks for sharing.</p>",
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      "id": 3142122,
      "author_name": "Ekalabya Ghosh",
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      "post_date": "2025-03-06T05:37:19.517000",
      "content": "<p>I watched it before the competition had begun, it is really interesting.</p>",
      "votes": 0,
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      "id": 3141908,
      "author_name": "Truth Seeker",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2025-03-06T01:21:10.217000",
      "content": "<p>Great video, thanks.</p>\n<p>It seems that AlphFold 2 really kicks ass.  Why can't the scientists simply use AlphFold 2 to predict the RNA structures?  Is AlphaFold 2 or the algorithm/idea behind AlphFold 2 just not as good at RNA structure prediction as it is at protein shape prediction?</p>",
      "votes": 0,
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          "id": 3142127,
          "author_name": "Ekalabya Ghosh",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2025-03-06T05:41:07.743000",
          "content": "<p>It is probably because the surrounding chemical conditions are different and Alpha Fold has learnt to take those into consideration</p>",
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      "id": 3140976,
      "author_name": "jazivxt",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2025-03-05T05:17:31.723000",
      "content": "<p>Here's an interesting article that mentions text like application which may use LLM like model<br>\n<a href=\"http://www.rexresearch.com/biophotons/TheDNAWaveBiocomputer10.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.rexresearch.com/biophotons/TheDNAWaveBiocomputer10.pdf</a></p>",
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      "id": 3140369,
      "author_name": "tianyu zhou_zoe",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2025-03-04T14:23:40.950000",
      "content": "<p>i think this vedio is really important for a newer</p>",
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      "id": 3135798,
      "author_name": "Taha_Alshatiri",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2025-02-27T21:07:21.997000",
      "content": "<p>I watched it before and It's very interesting subject, but Isn't 50k too low for a competition with this importance? I think this  is literally the minimum prize amount for a medal competition</p>",
      "votes": 0,
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        {
          "id": 3142860,
          "author_name": "Zam",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2025-03-06T18:02:43.847000",
          "content": "<p>Probably they don't expect alot from this competition. It might be just an incremental step in the overall search of best solution.</p>",
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      "post_date": "2025-03-02T04:27:37.113000",
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      "id": 3141656,
      "author_name": "Marina Mijatović",
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      "post_date": "2025-03-05T20:34:21.040000",
      "content": "<p>Great stuff, thanks for sharing!</p>",
      "votes": 0,
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      "id": 3151824,
      "author_name": "",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2025-03-17T06:14:08.740000",
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    "3135707": "Hey guys, I totally recommend this video from Veritasium to get a better understanding of the competition, what is AlphaFold and why is it so important:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_fHJIYENdI",
    "3163562": "There are so many concepts both in biology and AI/ML that this video introduces as how they evolved! Great share!",
    "3147348": "Love Veritasium, so cool to see it reach places like this",
    "3142854": "Such a nice explaination and excellent story telling. Thanks for sharing.",
    "3142122": "I watched it before the competition had begun, it is really interesting.",
    "3141908": "Great video, thanks.\n\nIt seems that AlphFold 2 really kicks ass.  Why can't the scientists simply use AlphFold 2 to predict the RNA structures?  Is AlphaFold 2 or the algorithm/idea behind AlphFold 2 just not as good at RNA structure prediction as it is at protein shape prediction?",
    "3140976": "Here's an interesting article that mentions text like application which may use LLM like model\nhttp://www.rexresearch.com/biophotons/TheDNAWaveBiocomputer10.pdf",
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