It's the new protein. 129 residues takes longer to fold than the previous 108. Folding time is roughly proportional to the square of the # of residues, give or take a bit based on the shape of the protein. This one looks to be about 20% slower than the last.
Plus, it take folks a while to get through that first generation-0.
The scoring system that is constantly mentioned on the folding page has nothing to do with points for us; it's about giving the folds a fitness score, to pick which one to base the next generation on. With any luck, we'll get better RMSD with the latest scoring function.
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