Artistic Representation of an Imperfect Crystal (IMAGE)
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Artistic representation of an imperfect crystal, in which individual repeating units (represented here by ducks rather than biomolecules) are displaced from their ideal positions on a regular crystal lattice (tiles). In X-ray crystallography, researchers shine X-rays through crystals to determine the atomic structure of the crystals' units, such as complex biological molecules. A new study of imperfect crystals at SLAC's LCLS X-ray laser has shown that the imperfections can be exploited to obtain much higher-resolution images than with conventional methods.
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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
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