crystallography
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Origin of crystallography
First recorded in 1795–1805; crystallo- + -graphy
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Using biophysical techniques and crystallography, a method that allows scientists to determine the detailed three-dimensional structure of molecules, the team obtained a high-resolution view of how these plant receptors bind to fungal effectors.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
To examine these interactions in detail, the team used X-ray crystallography to visualize the RNA cloverleaf and the 3CD protein together.
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026
It was certainly true his book could be unkind and gossipy, but that was why the public, which likely had trouble sorting out the details of crystallography and hydrogen bonds, loved it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
The researchers combined X-ray crystallography and cryo-EM to study the 3D structure of egg coat proteins.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2024
In the winter of 1950, the head of the Biophysics Unit, J. T. Randall, recruited an additional young scientist to work on crystallography.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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