PDB-101 Focus: Peak Performance
04/03
Since 2014, PDB-101 has focused on different topics to help build a collection molecular stories around a particular theme. Past topics have included cancer and diabetes.
In 2025, PDB-101 will highlight the structural stories of Peak Performance: the structural biology of athletics and well-being.
Athletes require bodies that are the best that is possible, all the way from molecules to muscles. By understanding the structure and function of our molecules, athletes can ensure that they are performing at their peak. This knowledge also informs the ways that we all can live our best lives, at all stages of our lives.
Visit the PDB-101 Peak Performance Browser for resources such as:
Our cells make about 20,000 types of proteins, as well as many types of nucleic acids, carbohydrates, lipids, and small molecules. By understanding the structure and function of these molecules, we can ensure that they are performing at their peak. This includes ensuring that we have sufficient raw materials to build and power all of these molecules, and knowing when we need to step in ourselves and modify the action of these molecules with drugs and other medical interventions. This knowledge informs the ways that we all can live our best lives, at all stages of our lives.Visit Exploring the Structural Biology of Health and Nutrition to learn more.
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