The functions of proteins are critically coupled to their interplay with water, but determining the dynamics of most water molecules at protein surfaces hasn't been possible. A new spectroscopic method promises to change that.
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Hilser, V. Finding the wet spots. Nature 469, 166–167 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/469166a
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