Cryo-EM with laser phase plate (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Cryo-EM with laser phase plate

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A laser (purple) is powerfully amplified by highly polished mirrors and focused on the electron beam (blue) to shift its phase and increase the cryo-EM microscope’s contrast, allowing biologists to image smaller proteins and the crowded structures inside cells.

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