How to mitigate the caveat emptor burden of human and machine users of the Protein Data Bank

2026/01/05 by Alexander Wlodawer, Paweł Rubach, Zbigniew Dauter +4 · 1 voice
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Computer Science · Social Sciences · #Academic integrity and plagiarism #Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research #Research Data Management Practices

paper · doi:10.1107/s2059798325011477

openalex publication_date 2026/01/05 · openalex created_date 2026/01/09 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/27

Abstract

It is postulated that the PDB should use the CAVEAT record more prominently to warn scientists using its archives of potential risks and errors.

Citations

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Discussions

• This Scientific Comment suggests that the PDB should use the CAVEAT option much more prominently to warn consumers about potential risks and errors in its archives #MacromolecularStructureQuality #Art [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]

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