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PDB-101 Focus: Biotechnology

07/20 

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, diabetes, and peak performance.

In 2026, PDB-101 will highlight the structural stories of Biotechnology: using biology in industry.

Many useful enzymes are robust enough to be purified and used in industrial processes. Since they act on biological molecules, these enzymes are widely used in food production. Atomic structures have revealed how these enzymes work, and how they can be improved for better function.

Visit the PDB-101 Biotechnology Browser for resources such as:

<I>Directed Evolution of Enzymes<BR> Darwin’s conception of biological evolution combines two different processes. First, there needs to be a process that generates many random variations in a population, such as genetic mutation and recombination. Second, biological evolution is given direction by natural selection, through the popular concept of “survival of the fittest.” When these two processes are combined, selection of the best individuals over many generations leads to evolution of better and better characteristics. Today, scientists are using the same evolutionary process in the laboratory to solve difficult challenges. </I>Directed Evolution of Enzymes
Darwin’s conception of biological evolution combines two different processes. First, there needs to be a process that generates many random variations in a population, such as genetic mutation and recombination. Second, biological evolution is given direction by natural selection, through the popular concept of “survival of the fittest.” When these two processes are combined, selection of the best individuals over many generations leads to evolution of better and better characteristics. Today, scientists are using the same evolutionary process in the laboratory to solve difficult challenges.

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