Sentences with phrase «like macromolecular»

Unlike the particles in a coffee drop, the liquid crystal drop they studied was a solution of Sunset Yellow molecules that spontaneously combine to form rod - like macromolecular assemblies, similar to how rod - like molecules order to form the liquid crystals used in LCDs.

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The power and glory of X-ray crystallography were that it was the first technique to show our eyes what the atomic world really looked like — initially for minerals and simple solids; then for small organic substances; eventually for giant molecules, macromolecular assemblies, and even organelles like the ribosome.