This is not very convincing, though of course it should be followed up on. Considerably more is known about the structure of the virus than the article seems to

This is not very convincing, though of course it should be followed up on. Considerably more is known about the structure of the virus than the article seems to imply. I'd like to see more about what they mean by simulations "in water". If they didn't simulate intermolecular forces at all, these results seem unlikely to be relevant. The details really matter here. Many early visualizations of the spike protein only showed the protein amino acid residues, not any attached sugars (glycosylation). Turns out the sugars act as a reconfigurable armour that was preventing targeting of the spike protein by meds. AI-Driven Multiscale Simulations Illuminate Mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Dynamics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIReA3s1Nwk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIReA3s1Nwk