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Resolution beyond the diffraction limit

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A method has been devised that extends the resolution of X-ray crystal structures beyond the diffraction limit. This might help to improve the visualization of structures of proteins that form 'poorly diffracting' crystals. See Letter p.202

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Figure 1: Electron-density maps of a section of photosystem II.

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