In bioinformatics and academic protein folding in particular, there has been a strong tradition of sharing work and building on others' work. That's arguably w

In bioinformatics and academic protein folding in particular, there has been a strong tradition of sharing work and building on others' work. That's arguably why CASP exists, as part of a recognition that the field benefits from collaborative effort to solve the problem - e.g. via public identification of what approaches have worked.