Okay. I've been using R@H for a little while now, and I'm wondering, when the program is searching through the different random chains in low res mode, are those same protein chains used when it goes through them in high res mode; when it shows the atoms? And on one page it says that the program typically generates 5-20 of the protein shapes per work unit. Doesn't that mean there are hundreds of work units being sent to me or is an entire work unit completed when the percentage reaches 100? Thanks.

"Work Unit" is the original BOINC term for what they now refer to as "tasks". Yes, there are thousands of them, but you will probably only see a few dozen at most, depending on how long you have set your runtime preference to crunch of them (see your Rosetta Preferences).

The number of "protein shapes" you called it, is the number of "models" shown in the graphic.

Yes, an entire model, indeed an entire task refers to the same protein, RNA strand or docking pair. The low resolution is sort of like a "preview" when you scan a document, it is faster and gives you an overview of the big picture. Then, if the overview looks promising, a high resolution study of that basic structure is examined.

Welcome aboard Bob!

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