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News & Updates
Official Release	PyMOL v2.3 has been released on February 11, 2019.
POSF	New PyMOL fellows announced for 2018-2019
Tutorial	Plugins Tutorial updated for PyQt5
New Plugin	ProBiS H2O is a new plugin for identification of conserved waters in protein structures.
Selection keywords	New polymer.protein and polymer.nucleic selection keywords. Thanks everyone who participated in the poll!
Plugin Update	MOLE 2.5 is an updated version of channel analysis software in PyMOL
New Script	dssr_block is a wrapper for DSSR (3dna) and creates block-shaped nucleic acid cartoons
Older News	See Older News.

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Cartoon nucleic acid mode == Overview == This setting modifies how PyMol draws the sugar bb of nucleic acids. Some differences between the settings are subtle, however PyMol gives you the ability to get the representation you want. Click on each images for a closer look. Examples Set to 0 Set to 1 Set to 2 Syntax set cartoon_nucleic_acid_mode, 1 # try different natural numbers See Also Cartoon#Nucleic_Acid_Representation

A Random PyMOL-generated Cover. See Covers.

Examples