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Long the sole domain of physiologists and electrical engineers, ion channel biophysics is going molecular, and with a vengeance. This summary of a recent meeting devoted to ion channel biophysics shows that the integration of techniques, reinforced by active communication among scientists of diverse backgrounds, is extremely potent.
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*Ion Channel Structures & Function, July 16–18, 1999;. Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Organized by Steve A.N. Goldstein.
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Heginbotham, L. Growing momentum in the molecular study of ion channels. Nat Struct Mol Biol 6, 811–814 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/12266
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