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An illustration shows the pocket in an enzyme called ECR where the carbon fixing reaction takes place.
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Long-sought Discovery Fills in Missing Details of Cell 'Switchboard'

A biomedical breakthrough reveals never-before-seen details of the human body’s cellular switchboard that regulates sensory and hormonal responses.

July 22, 2015  ·  5 min read
Illustration shows arrestin (yellow), an important type of signaling protein, while docked with rhodopsin (orange).
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New Tool Shrinks Big Data in Biology Studies at SLAC's X-ray Laser

A team led by Stanford University scientists is using software to breathe new life into results from past biological experiments at SLAC’s X-ray laser.

May 1, 2015  ·  5 min read
This illustration shows Tiny crystallized biomolecules in a liquid solution (right) are streamed into X-ray laser pulses (shown as a white beam) in this illustration of crystallography at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser.
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X-ray Study May Aid in Designing Better Blood Pressure Drugs

An experiment at SLAC's X-ray laser has revealed in atomic detail how a hypertension drug binds to a cellular receptor that plays a key...

April 23, 2015  ·  4 min read
Image - This photo shows a medical device used to monitor blood pressure. In a study at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser, researchers studied how a hypertension drug binds to a cellular receptor known as an angiotensin II type 1 receptor.
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New 2-Color X-ray Laser Technique Could Reveal Atomic Detail of Medically Important Proteins

Developed at SLAC’s LCLS, it could also yield new information from hard-to-study samples in materials science, chemistry and other fields.

March 10, 2015  ·  5 min read
Image - These charts show (a) the energy profile of two electron bunches that are separated by about 6 picoseconds, which are later stimulated to emit (b) two X-ray pulses separated by femtoseconds.
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Study Could Pave the Way for Painkillers with Fewer Side Effects

An X-ray laser experiment could lead to new drugs that lessen the side effects caused by powerful painkillers like morphine.

February 17, 2015  ·  5 min read
Image - This rendering shows a type of cellular membrane protein known as a delta opioid receptor (purple) with a compound derived from a naturally occurring peptide (orange, blue and red) bound inside its “pocket.” The peptide compound shows promise as a
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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.

February 3, 2015  ·  2 min read
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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.

February 2, 2015  ·  4 min read
Image - This illustration shows a cutaway view of a type of sample system used at the Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser that jets samples in a superthin liquid or gel stream into its X-ray pulses. This system is known as a gas dynamic virtual nozzle
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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.

January 28, 2015  ·  4 min read
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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.

December 11, 2014  ·  1 min read
Image - Henry Chapman (DESY)
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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.

December 4, 2014  ·  4 min read
Image - This illustration depicts an experiment at SLAC that revealed how a protein from photosynthetic bacteria changes shape in response to light.
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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...

November 21, 2014  ·  4 min read
This illustration shows the components in an experimental setup used in crystallography experiments at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser.
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New Project Will Expand Opportunities for Biological Discovery With SLAC’s X-ray Laser

A new experimental station in development at SLAC will expand capabilities for atomic-scale explorations in human health, biology, energy and environmental science.

November 13, 2014  ·  4 min read
Image - This artistic rendering shows planned instrumentation for a Macromolecular Femtosecond Crystallography (MFX) experimental station at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source. MFX will expand LCLS's capacity and flexibility for biological experiments.