ins ▁and ▁nucle ic ▁ac ids . ▁It ▁is ▁primarily ▁designed ▁for ▁high - through put ▁virtual ▁screen ing ▁and ▁prediction ▁of ▁binding ▁mode . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁r D ock ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁in ▁Rib o Target s ▁( l ater ▁Vern alis ▁( R & D ) ▁Ltd ). ▁The ▁software ▁was ▁originally ▁called ▁Rib o D ock . ▁The ▁development ▁went ▁on ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁when ▁the ▁software ▁was ▁lic ensed ▁to ▁University ▁of ▁York ▁for ▁academic ▁distribution ▁and ▁also ▁maintenance . ▁ ▁Six ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Vern alis ▁and ▁University ▁of ▁York ▁decided ▁to ▁release ▁r D ock ▁as ▁open - source ▁software ▁to ▁allow ▁its ▁further ▁development ▁by ▁the ▁wider ▁community . ▁The ▁version ▁that ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁open ▁source ▁is ▁developed ▁and ▁supported ▁by ▁University ▁of ▁Barcelona ▁on ▁Source For ge . ▁The ▁development ▁on ▁Source For ge ▁st alled ▁after ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁A ▁fork ▁named ▁R x D ock ▁is ▁continu ing ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁r D ock ▁since ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁on ▁Git Lab . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁D ock ing ▁( m ole cular ) ▁Virtual ▁screen ing ▁List ▁of ▁protein - lig and ▁dock ing ▁software ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁r D ock ▁- ▁The ▁M ole cular ▁D ock ing ▁Platform ▁( Univers ity ▁of ▁York ) ▁r D ock ▁- ▁A ▁Fast ,