Download or read book Crystals, X-rays and Proteins written by Dennis Sherwood and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information derived from X-ray crystal structures of biological molecules allows us to explain their functions in living organisms in extraordinary detail, and to develop drugs to treat disease. This book describes the principles and practice of X-ray diffraction as a key technique at the forefront of new discoveries in biology and medicine.