Trying to determine the structure of a protein by UV spectroscopy was

Image, Trying to determine the structure of a protein by UV spectroscopy was

Trying to determine the structure of a protein by UV spectroscopy was like trying to determine the structure of a piano by listening to the sound it made while being dropped down a flight of stairs.

—Francis Crick

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