Most steps of X-ray crystallography are enabled with safe and straightforward automated protocols. This is particularly true for screening protein crystallisation conditions. On day 117 of #LMB365 a young visitor (Julia, aged 6) was desperate to try our equipment, although she expected to reveal the mythical powers of the crystals rather than solving their structure.
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