Remote Access to the PXRR Macromolecular Crystallography Facilities at the NSLS

Author: Soares Alexei   Schneider Dieter   Skinner John   Cowan Matt   Buono Rick   Robinson Howard   Heroux Annie   Carlucci-Dayton Mary   Saxena Anand   Sweet Robert  

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

ISSN: 0894-0886

Source: Synchrotron Radiation News, Vol.21, Iss.5, 2008-09, pp. : 17-23

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Abstract

The most recent surge of innovations that have simplified and streamlined the process of determining macromolecular structures by crystallography owes much to the efforts of the structural genomics community. However, this was only the last step in a long evolution that saw the metamorphosis of crystallography from an heroic effort that involved years of dedication and skill into a straightforward measurement that is occasionally almost trivial [1]. Many of the steps in this remarkable odyssey involved reducing the physical labor that is demanded of experimenters in the field. Other steps reduced the technical expertise required for conducting those experiments.

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