XRD of PS II Photsynthesis Complex (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

XRD of PS II Photsynthesis Complex

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X-ray diffraction patterns of photosystem II microcrystals obtained at the Linac Coherent Light Source were reconstructed by computers into images of the composition and atomic structure of the crystals at a resolution of 6.5 angstroms, the first ever such images at room temperature.

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