The weakest interactions of protein complexes are thought to be lost when such assemblies are removed from their natural, watery environments. Not so, reveals a study in the vacuum chamber of a mass spectrometer.
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Benesch, J., Robinson, C. Dehydrated but unharmed. Nature 462, 576–577 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/462576a
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