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SUMMARY:A hundred years of visualizing molecules - Prof. Sir Venki Ramakri
 shnan
DTSTART:20151020T171500Z
DTEND:20151020T181500Z
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CONTACT:Andrew Carlotti
DESCRIPTION:It has been a hundred years since molecules were first visuali
 zed directly by using x-ray crystallography. That technique gave us our fi
 rst look at molecules as simple as common salt to one as complex as the ri
 bosome that has almost a million atoms. In the last few years\, electron m
 icroscopy has offered an alternative to directly obtaining the structure o
 f very large molecules. I will describe some highlights in this journey wi
 th an emphasis on the recent developments in electron microscopy and how i
 t is creating a new range of possibilities for visualizing biological stru
 ctures.
LOCATION:Winstanley Lecture Theatre
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