Ribosomes: protein synthesis in slow motion.
Using image reconstruction methods, electron microscopists can now visualize ribosomes at resolutions so high that the changes in the positions of ribosome-bound tRNAs which occur during protein synthesis can be seen.
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Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, USA.
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