Question 1

Do I need to write PyMOL or any scripting?

Accepted Answer

No. With Molecular Studio you describe what you want in plain English — "show the active site", "highlight chain A residues 25–30 in green", "make a 10-second turntable" — and an AI director translates it into precise viewer actions. Removing scripting is the entire point.

Question 2

Which structures can I load?

Accepted Answer

Any structure in the public PDB archives by its four-character PDB id (for example 1CBS, 1HSG, or the adenine riboswitch 1Y26), covering proteins, nucleic acids, and ligand complexes.

Question 3

Does it handle RNA and nucleic acids, not just proteins?

Accepted Answer

Yes — proteins, RNA/DNA, and ligand complexes. The adenine riboswitch (1Y26) is a built-in preset specifically to show an RNA-plus-bound-ligand workflow.

Question 4

How are residues selected — what numbering do you use?

Accepted Answer

Always author numbering — the chain letters and residue numbers you cite in papers (e.g. "chain A residues 1250–1265"). If a range falls outside what is actually resolved in the structure, the viewer warns you and asks you to confirm rather than silently selecting the wrong region.

Question 5

What does Molecular Studio cost?

Accepted Answer

The live browser preview and clip export are free. Publication-quality cloud rendering (up to 4K) is metered — you see a cost estimate and explicitly confirm before any render starts, so you are never billed without consent.

Question 6

Is my data sent anywhere?

Accepted Answer

The agent only fetches structures from trusted public archives (PDBe/EBI, RCSB, wwPDB); arbitrary or internal URLs are blocked by an allowlist. Saved scenes can be shared as read-only links that expose only the scene — never your chat transcript or account.

Question 7

Can I run molecular dynamics, folding, sequencing, or docking jobs here?

Accepted Answer

Molecule Studio currently focuses on structure visualization and scene authoring. Docking and molecular dynamics stay hidden unless their independent runtime capability gates pass. Folding and sequencing are not offered here.

Molecule Studio for Biotech & Life Sciences

Molecule Studio & bioscience — FAQ

Molecule Studio for Biotech & Life Sciences

Molecule Studio & bioscience — FAQ