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The crystal structure of taxadiene synthase was determined by a national collaboration that included Robert Coates. Eric Oldfield and colleagues correctly predicted that enzymes similar to taxadiene synthase would contain both class I and class II folds. This research clarifies the protein's evolution and is expected to lead to the generation of new biological catalysts.