For the first time, researchers have filmed in real time the disassembly of DNA at the atomic scale. This strand separation is the first step in DNA replication. This breakthrough, published ...

which is more compact than normal DNA. Using cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), a team of structural and molecular ...

Chromatin remodeling plays a vital role in gene regulation, affecting how DNA is accessed. Disruptions in this process can ...

What is Cryo-Electron Microscopy? Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM ... Cryo-EM continues to evolve and improve, with advancements in sample preparation, data collection, and image processing ...

Until now. Two laboratories recently used cryo-electron microscopy to directly image atoms in a protein molecule with a resolution of about 1.2 x 10-7 millimeters or 1.2 ångströms. The previous ...

The images produced with a cryo-electron microscope can only be as good as the sample that goes into it. That's why Jiro Usukura, at the Structural Biology Research Center, Nagoya University ...

Electron microscopy uses a beam of electrons to illuminate a sample and achieve much higher spatial resolution than light microscopy. Transmission electron microscopy generates an image of the ...

Cryo electron microscopy (cryo EM) has revolutionized our understanding of the intricate molecular machinery that governs life. In this article, we discuss what cryo EM is, how it works, it's ...

Using state-of-the-art cryo-electron tomography, researchers led by Dr. Florent Waltz and Prof. Ben Engel at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel were able to create high-resolution images of ...

The system is very easy to use and high quality electronic images are immediately available. Equipped with FEI Eagle 4k x4k CCD camera. Tecnai 20 200kV Twin Lens Scanning Transmission Electron ...

The Electron Microscopy Facility in Chelsea brings together a combination of instrumentation and expertise that supports the determination of three-dimensional protein complexes structures by ...