Affiliation:
1. Physics Department, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee , 3135 North Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211, USA
Abstract
Inspired by recent progress in time-resolved x-ray crystallography and the adoption of time-resolution by cryo-electronmicroscopy, this article enumerates several approaches developed to become bigger/smaller, faster, and better to gain new insight into the molecular mechanisms of life. This is illustrated by examples where chemical and physical stimuli spawn biological responses on various length and time-scales, from fractions of Ångströms to micro-meters and from femtoseconds to hours.
Funder
National Science Foundation
Subject
Spectroscopy,Condensed Matter Physics,Instrumentation,Radiation