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Science 30 May 1986:
Vol. 232. no. 4754, pp. 1113 - 1115
DOI: 10.1126/science.3754654
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Science, Vol 232, Issue 4754, 1113-1115
Copyright © 1986 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Computer graphic display method for visualizing three-dimensional biological structures

J Jimenez, A Santisteban, JM Carazo, and JL Carrascosa

A computer graphic display method that produces two-dimensional perspective views of three-dimensional objects is presented. The method is applied to the reconstruction at a resolution of 2.2 nanometers of the neck of bacteriophage phi 29, obtained from transmission electron micrographs processed by the direct Fourier method. The combined use of directed illumination, reflectance models, color, and different levels of transparency provides a powerful tool for a better interpretation of the three-dimensional structure, allowing improved correlation with genetic, structural, and biochemical data.


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