X-rays Reveal New Path In Battle Against Mosquito-borne Illness

Thursday, September 29, 2016 - 17:21 in Physics & Chemistry

Structural biology research conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has uncovered how small insecticidal protein crystals that are naturally produced by bacteria might be tailored to combat dengue fever and the Zika virus. SLAC’s X-ray free-electron laser – the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), a DOE Office of Science User […]

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