That produces images of the molecule, each viewed from a different direction and each molecule caught, frozen, in a certain shape. Scientists freeze a molecule of interest, pass a beam of electrons through it, and record how the electrons bounce off the molecule. In a nutshell, the cryo-EM process comes down to roughly four steps: Freeze, shoot, detect, reconstruct. Now, an imaging technique known as cryogenic electron microscopy, or cryo-EM, helps researchers decipher molecules’ structures in fine detail, even as they flex, twist and undulate. And so was born a decadeslong quest to capture crisp images of molecules in action.Įarly in the field of molecular imaging, the best depictions of molecules were akin to a blurry Rorschach test, showing the overall shape of a molecule in its crystallized state, but not much else. It’s also a serious challenge for scientists to picture clearly. That molecular jostle is key to how every cell and organ functions. Like all molecules, they are a conglomerate of smaller bits - typically, some combination of oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous, sulfur and hydrogen atoms connected via bonds of varying strength - and they morph as they perform the many jobs upon which human biology depends.Įven when the body is perfectly still, our insides are moving. Some are tubular or spiraled others are long and spindly, or bulbous and squat. It does not store any personal data.The molecules of life - proteins, DNA and RNA - have many looks. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
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Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. we still favor a real 3D version, though. also, if you were to settle for the non-laminated version, you can actually request for custom size to be made, which means you might be able to get one done for your fridge too.
so you might have to do some handy work to get it to fit your door. however, it is worthy to note that, though it is said that you could mount this Han Solo In Carbonite Life-size Wall Decal Sticker to the door, it appears that the decal is lacking of cutouts for the door handle and lock. This laminated version is currently unavailable, but if you are willing, you could settle for a non-laminated version going for $79.95 on Etsy. however, we are not quite sure if that’s the case when viewed in person. anyway, this laminated wall decal, which measures 32″ W by 80″ H (0.8 m by 2 m), can be applied to your door or wall and although it is in fact a flat piece of decal (read: grown ups’ sticker), it does appear to be rather 3D looking (on picture, that is). that’s only available in the galaxy far, far away. you can’t really carbonite someone in our planet yet. well, for you Star Wars fanatics out there, there is actually a cheaper way to do it and that’s the Han Solo In Carbonite Life-size Wall Decal Sticker which you can get for a fraction of those ‘real’ carbonite stuff. Having a life-size replica of the iconic Han Solo In Carbonite stuff is cool, but usually those stuff are pricey, if not rare to come by.