Advanced X-ray crystallography determines structure of macromolecule at unprecedented resolution

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Proteins are high-performance molecular machines that carry out nearly every biochemical function inside living cells.

To understand how they achieve this, scientists often examine their detailed atomic structure, which holds important clues to their activity.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:40:01 UTC.

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