On Nov 16, 2012, at 10:27 AM, Enrico Stura <est...@cea.fr> wrote: > As a referee I also dislike the word "freezing" but only if improperly used: > "The crystals were frozen in LN2" is not acceptable because it is the outside > liquor that is rapidly cooled to cryogenic temperatures.
right, while the crystals within the liquor remain at room temperature :) > > But the use of "freezing" used as the opposite of "melting" is fine and does > not > imply a crystalline state. Ice is not always crystalline either: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorphous_ice > > > -- > Enrico A. Stura D.Phil. (Oxon) , Tel: 33 (0)1 69 08 4302 Office > Room 19, Bat.152, Tel: 33 (0)1 69 08 9449 Lab > LTMB, SIMOPRO, IBiTec-S, CE Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, FRANCE > http://www-dsv.cea.fr/en/institutes/institute-of-biology-and-technology-saclay-ibitec-s/unites-de-recherche/department-of-molecular-engineering-of-proteins-simopro/molecular-toxinology-and-biotechnology-laboratory-ltmb/crystallogenesis-e.-stura > http://www.chem.gla.ac.uk/protein/mirror/stura/index2.html > e-mail: est...@cea.fr Fax: 33 (0)1 69 08 90 71
