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. 2017 Apr 1;73(Pt 4):379-380.

doi: 10.1107/S205979831700225X. Epub 2017 Mar 31.

`Atomic resolution': a badly abused term in structural biology

Alexander Wlodawer¹, Zbigniew Dauter¹

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PMID: 28375149
PMCID: PMC5379937
DOI: 10.1107/S205979831700225X

`Atomic resolution': a badly abused term in structural biology

Alexander Wlodawer et al. Acta Crystallogr D Struct Biol. 2017.

. 2017 Apr 1;73(Pt 4):379-380.

doi: 10.1107/S205979831700225X. Epub 2017 Mar 31.

Authors

Alexander Wlodawer¹, Zbigniew Dauter¹

Affiliation

¹ Macromolecular Crystallography Laboratory, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702, USA.

PMID: 28375149
PMCID: PMC5379937
DOI: 10.1107/S205979831700225X

Abstract

The term ‘atomic resolution’ is very often abused in presenting macromolecular structures.

Keywords: atomic resolution.

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