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WikiProject Molecular Biology

A WikiProject to co-ordinate various aspects of molecular biology, genetics, cell biology, developmental biology, microbiology, biochemistry, biophysics, computational biology and related fields. Broadly, it focuses on biology at the cellular and subcellular levels.

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Proposed deletions

• 25 Jan 2023 – ChemProt (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Mccapra (t · c): Apparently no longer accessible and with no evidence of notability.

Good article nominees

• 16 Dec 2022 – Aptamer (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by AllAmericanBreakfast (t · c); see discussion
• 21 Oct 2022 – Erwin Rivero (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Krisgabwoosh (t · c); start discussion

Articles to be merged

• 05 Nov 2022 – Neuroprotectin (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Protectin D1 by CrafterNova (t · c); see discussion
• 06 Sep 2022 – Chimera (molecular biology) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Chimeric gene by Curran919 (t · c); see discussion
• 31 Aug 2022 – Velda (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Haplogroup_V_(mtDNA) by AV85647 (t · c); see discussion
• 20 Jul 2022 – Giant virus (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Megaviricetes by Artoria2e5 (t · c); see discussion
• 18 Jun 2022 – Gene map (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Gene mapping by H2NCH2COOH (t · c); see discussion
• 15 May 2022 – Plasma kallikrein (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to KLKB1 by CrafterNova (t · c); see discussion
• 22 Mar 2022 – Transgenerational stress inheritance (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Epigenetics of anxiety and stress–related disorders by Beland (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be split

• 18 Nov 2022 – Platelet (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Darkskysunflowers (t · c); see discussion
• 17 Aug 2022 – Epidermal growth factor (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Kupirijo (t · c); see discussion
• 15 Jun 2022 – Hypervariable region (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by KingisNitro (t · c); see discussion
• 24 Jul 2021 – Pyknosis (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Duckmather (t · c); see discussion
• 26 Dec 2020 – Pilin (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Artoria2e5 (t · c); see discussion
• 21 Nov 2020 – Holocarboxylase synthetase (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Artoria2e5 (t · c); see discussion
• 29 Sep 2020 – V-ATPase (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Artoria2e5 (t · c); see discussion
• 23 Sep 2019 – Protein kinase B (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by BrownHairedGirl (t · c); see discussion
• 16 May 2019 – Peptidomimetic (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Artoria2e5 (t · c); see discussion

Articles for creation

• 29 Jan 2023 – Draft:Garrett A. Perchetti (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 75.172.5.13 (t · c)
• 04 Jan 2023 – Draft:Nir Ben-Tal (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Onel5969 (t · c)
• 22 Dec 2022 – Draft:Brigham Preventive Genomics Clinic (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by ECLamb (t · c)
• 22 Dec 2022 – Draft:The BabySeq Project (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by ECLamb (t · c)
• 17 Dec 2022 – Draft:Chromosome 9 Open Reading Frame 40 (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Coolgreenpark (t · c)
• undated – Draft:Russ Corbett-Detig (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC
• 19 Jan 2023 – Draft:Peptide aptamer (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by AllAmericanBreakfast (t · c) was deleted

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WikiProject Molecular Biology Taskforces

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  Molecular and Cell Biology

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  Genetics

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  Computational Biology

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  Biophysics

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  Metabolic Pathways

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  Cell Signaling

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  RNA

Projects and Partnerships

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Wikimedia

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WikiData Molecular Biology - ensuring accuracy of molecular biology items in WikiData

Gene Wiki - create and improve articles on all human genes in Wikipedia

Societies

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• ISCB article competition - an annual Wikipedia article competition in association with the International Society for Computational Biology: entries for the 9th edition of the competition are open from 26 Aug 2019 - 15 May 2020.
• ISMB-ECCB Editathons - annual Wikipedia writing workshops at the Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology and European Conference on Computational Biology conference.

Institutions

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Pfam and Rfam databases - Since 2012, Pfam and Rfam have been transcluding Wikipedia pages as the descriptors for protein and RNA families.

RCSB Protein DataBank - In 2014, WikiProject Biophysics persuaded David Goodsell and the Protein DataBank release all Molecule of the Month images under CC-BY open licenses.

Journals

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PLOS Computational Biology and PLOS Genetics - publishing v:PLOS Topic Pages, where articles in those journals are written in a Wikipedia style and copied over after publication in the journal.

Gene - publishing Gene Wiki Reviews, where review articles on gene families in Gene have an accompanying Wikipedia article written by the same authors.

WikiJournal of Science - putting new and existing Wikipedia articles through academic peer review and publication.

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MCB

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MCB articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA	9	4	5	5			23
FL		1					1
A		1	2	14			17
GA	17	17	17	12			63
B	46	194	261	259		1	761
C	72	233	564	1,035	2	38	1,944
Start	24	312	928	5,603	1	46	6,914
Stub	1	33	314	19,043	1	25	19,417
List	4	8	38	53	253		356
Category					874		874
Disambig					53		53
File					30		30
Project		1			8		9
Template					307		307
NA		4	14	54	858		930
Draft					1	1	2
Assessed	173	808	2,143	26,078	2,388	111	31,701
Unassessed		1	5	16		137	159
Total	173	809	2,148	26,094	2,388	248	31,860
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 161,324			Ω = 5.53

Genetics

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Genetics articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA	5	1	1	1			8
FL		1					1
A				1			1
GA	8	8	15	19			50
B	24	61	90	110		2	287
C	25	109	315	551	1	79	1,080
Start	3	68	360	1,272	2	240	1,945
Stub	1	1	75	1,607	2	166	1,852
List	5	7	10	39	8		69
Category					409		409
Disambig					2		2
File					38		38
Project					20		20
Template					65		65
NA				5	118		123
Other					17		17
Assessed	71	256	866	3,605	682	487	5,967
Unassessed		1		2		56	59
Total	71	257	866	3,607	682	543	6,026
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 26,118			Ω = 5.00

Computational Biology

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Computational Biology articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
GA	1	3	4	5			13
B	8	30	32	48			118
C	10	40	64	124			238
Start	1	41	146	502		1	691
Stub			29	408			437
List	4	6	18	19			47
Category			1		30		31
Project					3		3
Template					6		6
NA			2	1	19		22
Other					2		2
Assessed	24	120	296	1,107	60	1	1,608
Total	24	120	296	1,107	60	1	1,608
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 7,415			Ω = 4.95

Gene Wiki

Gene Wiki articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
	Top	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
A		1	12			13
B			36			36
C		8	35			43
Start		2	67			69
Stub		1	1,647			1,648
List	4					4
Category				1		1
Project				1		1
Redirect			6	7		13
Template				1		1
NA				10		10
Assessed	4	12	1,803	20		1,839
Unassessed					2	2
Total	4	12	1,803	20	2	1,841
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 10,532			Ω = 5.82

How the rating scale works

Article classification Main page: Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment The standard system on wikipedia is for each article to be assigned two grades: one for completeness and another for significance. These grades can be easily assigned to articles by installing the Rater tool. Ratings can also edited manually by adding and/or updating the {{WPMOLBIO|class= |importance= }} template on that article's talk page. If you have improved an article, you may adjust the entry in the template yourself, or you may simply put a remark in the talk page that improvements have been done. Quality scale Class is determined by how well written an article is based on completeness, clarity and referencing. Articles typically are slowly improved up the levels until they reach A-Class, at which point they go through a more thorough review process with strict criteria to become Good Articles (GA) and Featured Articles (FA). The quality level is set using the |class= attribute in the {{WPMOLBIO}} template in the article's talk page. FA — Among the best articles that Wikipedia has to offer. These articles have been through an extensive review process to meet the highest standards. GA — Articles that have been reviewed and meet the good article standards. A — Excellent articles of a length suitable for the subject that provide a well-written, reasonably clear and complete description of the topic. B — Articles that contain most of the necessary material but have significant gaps, missing elements or references. C — Articles that are missing important content, contains irrelevant material, or are poorly referenced. Start — Articles that have a meaningful amount of good content, but are still weak in many areas, possibly lacking a key element such as a standard infobox. Stub — Articles that are either very short or rough collections of information that will need much work. Importance scale Article significance is based loosely on how aware the general population is of the topic, and therefore how likely they are to consult Wikipedia. Importance is set using the |importance= attribute in the {{WPMOLBIO}} template in the article's talk page. You can additionally set the importance to a specific taskforce (details here). Top — Subjects that are first closely examined in high school or earlier (bacteria, amino acid), or that receive significant attention in the media (stem cell). High — Subjects that are generally examined at university (RNA polymerase) or are briefly mentioned at the high school level (endoplasmic reticulum). Mid — Subjects that are examined at later years of university courses (chaperonin, complement system, RuBisCO). Low — Obscure subjects that are important to researchers in the specific field (UvrABC endonuclease).

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referencing advice

referencing advice for natural sciences

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Style guides

Style guide for gene and protein articles

Style guide for diagrams

PyMol Tutorial

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WikiProject Molecular Biology is one of the main groups within WikiProject Biology and covers sub-cellular biology. However, it inevitably has plenty of overlap with wither Biology projects as well as several other Science projects.

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