Discovering new drugs and materials by ‘touching’ molecules in virtual reality

Discovering new drugs and materials by ‘touching’ molecules in virtual reality

“To figure out how to block a bacteria’s attempt to create multi-resistance to antibiotics, a researcher grabs a simulated ligand (binding molecule) — a type of penicillin called benzylpenicillin (red) — and interactively guides that molecule to dock within a larger enzyme molecule (blue-orange) called β-lactamase, which is produced by bacteria in an attempt to disable penicillin (making a patient resistant to a class of antibiotics called β-lactam). (credit: University of Bristol)

University of Bristol researchers have designed and tested a new virtual reality (VR) cloud-based system intended to allow researchers to reach out and “touch” molecules as they move — folding them, knotting them, plucking them, and changing their shape to test how the molecules interact. Using an https://www.vive.com/us/product/vive-virtual-reality-system/ virtual-reality device, it could lead to creating new drugs and materials and improving the teaching of chemistry…”

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