Research project
Unravelling proteins by touch
How can we develop a new microscope that can distinguish individual atoms in proteins?
- Contact
- Tjerk Oosterkamp
- Funding
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NWO Vici 2012
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Detailed knowledge is required for a good understanding of how proteins function, especially when different proteins are entangled with each other. Researchers will develop a microscope that can probe by feeling MRI signals and use this information to distinguish individual atoms.