X-ray laser turns crystal imperfections into better images of important biomolecules
Wednesday, February 10, 2016 - 13:37
in Physics & Chemistry
Often the most difficult step in taking atomic-resolution images of biological molecules is getting them to form high-quality crystals needed for X-ray studies of their structure. Now researchers have shown they can get sharp images even with imperfect crystals using the world's brightest X-ray source at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.