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Analytical ultracentrifugation reborn

Analytical ultracentrifugation is still the best method for quantitative studies of the interactions between macromolecules. There will soon be a modern alternative to the ancient Beckman Model E.

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Schachman, H. Analytical ultracentrifugation reborn. Nature 341, 259–260 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/341259a0

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