Acta Cryst. (2008). A64, 88-95 [ doi:10.1107/S0108767307035623 ]
Abstract: The Protein Data Bank began as a grassroots effort in 1971. It has grown from a small archive containing a dozen structures to a major international resource for structural biology containing more than 40000 entries. The interplay of science, technology and attitudes about data sharing have all played a role in the growth of this resource.
Keywords: databases; history of PDB; nucleic acids; policy relative to PDB; proteins.
Copyright © International Union of Crystallography
IUCr Webmaster