Structure of protein collagen seen at unprescedented level of detail

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An atomic-force-microscopy image of collagen fibrils in a collagen fiber. Credit: ANL
An atomic-force-microscopy image of collagen fibrils in a collagen fiber. Credit: ANL

The structure and behavior of one of the most common proteins in our bodies has been resolved at a level of detail never before seen, thanks to new research performed at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory.


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