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THE resolution in electron micrographs of embedded and sectioned biological material may approach 10 Å and it is interesting to consider the possibility that “structure” may be imposed on the specimen by the nature of the embedding medium.
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BALYUZI, H., BURGE, R. Structure in Embedding Media for Electron Microscopy. Nature 227, 489–490 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/227489a0
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