ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə mˈɛθəd ɪtsˈɛlf ɪz dʒˈɛnɚɹəl, ɪt hˈæzbiːn dɪvˈɛləpt ænd ɐplˈaɪd mˈeɪnli tə ðə pɹˈɑːbləmz ʌv pɹɪdˈɪktɪŋ ænd dɪzˈaɪnɪŋ ðə stɹˈʌktʃɚz ʌv pɹˈoʊtiːnz.
Although the method itself is general, it has been developed and applied mainly to the problems of predicting and designing the structures of proteins.