Lasers Used To Align Molecules: Technique Could Revolutionize Human Protein Imaging
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 07:21
in Physics & Chemistry
Protein crystallographers have only scratched the surface of the human proteins important for drug interactions because of difficulties crystallizing the molecules for synchrotron x-ray diffraction. Scientists have devised a way to eliminate the need for crystallization by using lasers to align large groups of molecules.