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We obtain ongoing support from the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center through the University Cancer Research Fund and the Cancer Center Support Grant. Consequently, publications supported by the UNC Center for Structural Biology must acknowledge NIH grant P30CA016086 and be submitted to PubMed Central in compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy.<\/p>\n
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Featured image at top of this page:<\/strong> This is a close-up photo of the centerpiece of the CryoEM Core Facility: a 200 Kev Thermo Fisher Scientific Talos Arctica G3 CryoTEM and Gatan K3 direct electron detector.<\/em><\/p>\n
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