The rise and rise of cryogenic electron microscopy.
Combining physics, biology and chemistry, structural biology investigates the anatomy of biological macromolecules, and proteins in particular, improving understanding of diseases and enabling drug discovery. Speaking at the 68th Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting in Germany last week, biophysicist Joachim Frank says that the field is entering a new era with a bright future thanks to advances in cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM)…