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Stories about: X-ray crystallography

Experts Reveal the Working Ribosomes The ribosomes are some of the most important structures inside the human cells, as they play a fundamental role in making proteins from amino acids. Without proteins, our bodies would have no clue what to do, and all of the cells would die off very fast. Two new scientific studies have recently shed new light on the ... 24 November 2009 16:01 GMT BNL Devises Precise Zinc-Transport-Protein Viewing Method When analyzing things at the nanoscale, every bit of extra resolution counts. This was made obvious by a new research, conducted at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), when experts managed to get a tenth of a nanometer improvement in their studies of proteins. While this may... 14 September 2009 14:41 GMT Light Detecting Enzyme in the Eye Discovered The main enzyme responsible for converting light to flows of energy for the brain has been detected for the first time, using high-resolution X-ray crystallography and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging. UW biochemist Clemens Heikaus, and Rutgers research associate Sergio E. Martinez are responsible for this discover... 8 October 2008 05:56 GMT