CRYOGENIC ELECTRON MICROSCOPY Subject : Science & tech Context : Scientists use cryo-electron microscopy to unravel how ‘guardian’ of the genome works. Concept : Cryo-electron microscopy Cryo-electron microscopy is a specific type of electron microscopy that is based on the principle of forming a 3D image by collection and combination of thousands of […]

Subject: Science & tech Context: Using the technique of cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM), Dr Bing Chen and colleagues at Boston Children’s Hospital have freeze-framed the spike protein in both its shapes — before and after fusion with the cell. Concept: Cryo-electron microscopy is a specific type of electron microscopy that is based on the principle […]