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Crystals, Virus and Protein Structure

Caption: From top right hand corner in a clockwise direction: structure of the antiviral protein cyanovirin solved by members of the new PSI:Biology Center at Arizona State (the groups of Petra Fromme and Giovanna Ghirlanda). Cyanovirin neutralizes the HIV virus. Next are crystals of the cyanobacterial protein plastocyanin. Next is a schematic representation of a virus.

Credit: Petra Fromme

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