Biological sciences

Derek Mendez and Xueli “Sherry” Zheng aim to accelerate drug discovery and improve energy storage.

Using SSRL, scientists uncovered fossil evidence that the first groups of vertebrates possessed surprisingly advanced eyes. 

SLAC scientists develop an approach to better guide the preparation of cell slices for cryogenic-electron tomography imaging.

Researchers with the Doudna group used SSRL to uncover how viruses use special enzymes to evade a host's defenses. 

X-rays unveil new molecular structure details that will help researchers design novel drug therapies to address antibiotic resistant bacteria.

SLAC Deputy Director for Science and Technology Alberto Salleo's lab at Stanford is creating artificial synapses to replicate the brain’s efficiency and learning capacity in computing systems.

With a suite of reimagined instruments, researchers take up scientific inquiries that were out of reach just one year ago. 

Oxidizing chemicals break this cellular power plant into useless bits, leading to  Parkinson’s disease, ALS, heart disease, diabetes, cancer and more. A small molecule could block the process.

Cryogenic electron microscopy showed for the first time that large RNA complexes can assemble without the help of proteins. 

The new findings highlight the need for ongoing monitoring of H5N1’s evolution in nature. 

Researchers found a protein that's essential for an enterovirus to enter human cells. That could help the search for vaccines and treatments. 

Public lecture presented by Jocelyn Richardson