Strange perspectives (IMAGE)

Delft University of Technology

Strange perspectives

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The cryo-EM reconstruction shows gas vesicles viewed from the interior gas space. The viewing direction highlights the peculiar features of gas vesicles first observed by the presented article, such as the smooth water-repellent interior and the pores enabling exchange of gaseous molecules with the outside.

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TU Delft

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