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Giant Virus Revealed in 3-D Using X-ray Laser
For the first time, researchers have produced a 3-D image revealing some of the inner structure of an intact, infectious virus.
Scientists Take First X-ray Portraits of Living Bacteria at the LCLS
Researchers working at SLAC have captured the first X-ray portraits of living bacteria.
Record Keeping Helps Bacteria’s Immune System Fight Invaders
Research reveals that the bacterial immune system can better destroy viral attackers by saving genetic records of previously encountered viruses.
5 Ways to Put Tiny Targets in Front of an X-ray Laser
Scientists have assembled an exotic toolbox for experiments that tap into the brightest X-rays on the planet.
X-ray Study Reveals Division of Labor in Cell Health Protein
Research performed in part at SLAC has provided new insights into how "TH proteins" couple two important processes needed to maintain healthy cells.
DESY's Henry Chapman Awarded Leibniz Prize for X-ray Laser Research
A scientist at Germany’s DESY lab who participated in pioneering studies at SLAC's LCLS has been awarded a scientific prize by a research foundation.
Study May Help Slow the Spread of Flu
Understanding details of a flu antibody offers new insight for future structure-based drug discovery and novel avenues for designing vaccines.
X-ray Laser Reveals How Bacterial Protein Morphs in Response to Light
Researchers captured the highest-resolution snapshots ever taken with an X-ray laser that show changes in a protein’s structure over time.
Robotics Meet X-ray Lasers in Cutting-edge Biology Studies
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are combining the speed and precision of robots with one of the brightest X-ray lasers on the planet for pioneering studies of proteins important to biology and drug discovery.
SLAC X-ray Laser Brings Key Cell Structures into Focus
Scientists have used SLAC’s X-ray laser to produce detailed images of tiny cellular structures that play a major role in Earth’s life-sustaining carbon cycle.
