Low-temperature laser experiments provide insight into the rough energy landscape of myoglobin, strengthen the evidence for a hierarchical organization of the protein, and allow tantalizing glimpses into the dynamics of proteins.
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Frauenfelder, H. Complexity in proteins. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2, 821–823 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb1095-821
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