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Cryo-electron microscopy

Cryo-EM can reveal the 3D structures of ribosomes, proteins and viruses, almost at the resolution of individual atoms

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Cryo-electron microscopy relies on quantum physics to produce images, employing electrons that can be focused using electric and magnetic fields. Diffraction limits the resolution of the images but can be reduced using electrons with a very short de Broglie wavelength.

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