The versatility of RNA is achieved in part through its ability to adopt various shapes of structures. A new technology called X-ray scattering interferometry enables the detection of 'invisible' states by lighting up gold pairs tagged to RNA molecules.
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Wang, YX. Lightening up invisible states. Nat Chem Biol 12, 126–127 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.2030
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