From aiding drug design to analysing soil samples on Mars, crystallography has helped to propel much of modern science over the past century. This Nature special issue explores the highlights, evolution and future of the field.

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www.nature.com/crystallography

In July 2014, NPG will publish Nature Milestones: Crystallography to further celebrate the International Year of Crystallography. The supplement will be a collaboration from Nature, Nature Materials, Nature
Nanotechnology and Nature Structural & Molecular Biology.

Bookmark the Milestones homepage
www.nature.com/milestones/crystallography