Significance of crystal growth of proteins and nucleic acids in biology: Novel ways in crystallogenesis

Until recently crystallization of macromolecules was rather empirical. Stimulated by developments of biotechnology and by the crystallization programs under microgravity, this empirical field is moving towards the new discipline of biological crystallogenesis, which includes biology, physics, crystallography and related engineering aspects. Here we will discuss attempts to control better the physical basis of the crystallization of biological...