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High-Speed Movie Aids Scientists Who Design Glowing Molecules
With SLAC’s X-ray laser, a research team captured ultrafast changes in fluorescent proteins between “dark” and “light” states. The insights allowed the scientists to design improved markers for biological imaging.
Kathryn Hastie Wins Spicer Award for Lassa Virus Work at SLAC’s X-ray Synchrotron
The Scripps researcher is honored for groundbreaking research at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource that accelerated the development of a vaccine for deadly Lassa fever.
Franklin Fuller and Cornelius Gati Named 2017 Panofsky Fellows at SLAC
Over the next five years they’ll work on getting significantly more information about how catalysts work and improving biological imaging methods.
How a Single Chemical Bond Balances Cells Between Life and Death
With SLAC’s X-ray laser and synchrotron, scientists measured exactly how much energy goes into keeping this crucial bond from triggering a cell's death spiral.
SLAC Experiment is First to Decipher Atomic Structure of an Intact Virus with an X-ray Laser
The method dramatically reduces the amount of virus material required and allows scientists to get results several times faster.
X-Ray Study Reveals Long-Sought Insights Into Potential Drug Target
X-ray studies have produced surprising insights into the workings of a hormone receptor associated with blood pressure regulation that could be a target for new medicines related to cardiovascular conditions, neuropathic pain and tissue growth.
Protein Structure Solved from Smallest Crystals Yet
X-rays show details of an insect virus’s crystalline cocoon with sub-nanometer resolution.
X-ray Laser Gets First Real-time Snapshots of a Chemical Flipping a Biological Switch
Scientists used SLAC's LCLS X-ray laser to make the first snapshots of a chemical interaction between two biomolecules. It changes the shape of millions of molecular switches almost instantaneously, like synchronized swimmers performing the same move.
Scientists Watch Bacterial Sensor Respond to Light in Real Time
High-speed X-ray camera reveals ultrafast atomic motions at the root of organisms’ ability to turn light into biological function.
Researchers Discover New Type of ‘Pili’ Used by Bacteria to Cling to Hosts
New insights into how bacteria interact with host cells could help fight off harmful microbes.
