A convergence of technical advances in electron cryomicroscopy will allow visualization of biomolecular assemblies, without crystals, at resolutions below 10 Å. Recent cryomicroscopic structures of papillomavirus and hepatitis B virus capsid provide case studies.
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Chiu, W., Schmid, M. Pushing back the limits of electron cryomicroscopy. Nat Struct Mol Biol 4, 331–333 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb0597-331
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