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There aren't any. The way cryo-EM works is it images hundreds of thousands of copies of the molecule and uses those to construct a 3D model, in this case, with
by COGlory 6y ago
There aren't any. The way cryo-EM works is it images hundreds of thousands of copies of the molecule and uses those to construct a 3D model, in this case, with atomic resolution. However, a single micrograph doesn't necessarily contain atomic resolution.
- diegoperini 6y agoThanks for the explanation.
- natechols 6y agoHaven't checked the article, but it's certainly possible the individual particle micrographs are archived somewhere. (But you're right, each will just look like a fuzzy gray blob.)
- rezna 6y agoNo longer need for hundreds of thousands. The aim is for just few thousands in few hours to reach acceptable resolution. The development goes real fast with both SW and HW.
- COGlory 6y agoDepends greatly on whether or not what you're imaging has symmetry.
- rezna 6y agoYou can see that the record tests are being done with apoferitin or gaba. It all depends on the improved qualiry of direct detection cameras, filters, things like afis, fringe free imaging, ... The innovation goes insanely fast.
- perl4ever 6y agoThis is HN, everybody knows you can't use a 3D model to produce images, "pictures" as laypeople call them.