Press Releases (2008)

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2008

• December 29, 2008 - National Science Foundation
  PR-196-NSF-08-2
  Viruses, Start Your Engines! - (APS)
   
• December 24, 2008 - The Catholic University of America
  PR-197-CUA-08-1
  CUA and Purdue Scientists Discover Structure of Viral Nanomotor - (APS)
   
• December 24, 2008 - Purdue University
  PR-195-PURDUE-08-8
  Biologists learn structure, mechanism of powerful 'molecular motor' in virus - (APS)
   
• December 24, 2008 - The Rockefeller University
  PR-194-ROCKEFELLER-08-3
  Structural study backs new model for the nuclear pore complex - (ALS, APS)
   
• December 23, 2008 - Canadian Light Source
  PR-193-CLS-08-8
  First Images from the Medical Beamline at Canadian Light Source - (CLS)
   
• December 22, 2008 - Brookhaven National Laboratory
  PR-192-BNL-08-5
  Scientists Reveal Structure of New Botulism Nerve Toxin Subtype - (NSLS)
   

• December 18, 2008 - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
  PR-191-ETHZ-08-2
  Sulfurous ping-pong in the urinary tract - (SLS)
   
• December 16, 2008 - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  PR-190-LBL-08-10
  Obama Picks Berkeley Lab Director Steve Chu for Energy Secretary
   

• December 12, 2008 - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  PR-189-EPFL-08-2
  Molecules in the spotlight - (SLS)
   
• December 11, 2008 - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  PR-188-SLAC-08-4
  Darwin's Dinobird Fossil Analyzed at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory - (SSRL)
   
• December 8, 2008 - Penn State University
  PR-187-PENNSTATE-08-1
  Properties of unusual virus revealed in research - (NSLS)
   
• December 8, 2008 - Purdue University
  PR-186-PURDUE-08-2
  Biologists spy close-up view of poliovirus linked to host cell receptor - (APS)
   
• December 5, 2008 - Berliner Elektronenspeicherring-Gesellschaft für Synchrotronstrahlung
  PR-188-BESSY-08-1
  The people behind the MX software win the BESSY award - (BESSY, ESRF)
   
• December 4, 2008 - Karolinska Institutet
  PR-185-KAROLINSKA-08-1
  Crystallography reveals the 3D structure of mammalian sperm receptor - (ESRF)
   
• December 3, 2008 - The Rockefeller University
  PR-184-ROCKEFELLER-08-2
  Structure of a virulent pathogen revealed - (NSLS)
   
• November 28, 2008 - Argonne National Laboratory
  PR-183-ANL-08-21
  Argonne scientists discover possible mechanism for creating 'handedness' in biological molecules - (APS)
   
• November 25, 2008 - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  PR-182-LBL-08-9
  Mother of Pearl Secret Revealed - (ALS)
   
• November 25, 2008 - European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
  PR-181-ESRF-08-10
  The ESRF Launches an Ambitious Upgrade Programme - (ESRF)
   
• November 24, 2008 - Cornell University
  PR-180-CORNELL-08-6
  Nanomanufactured polymer film could lead to lower-cost solar cells - (CHESS)
   
• November 20, 2008 - Diamond Light Source
  PR-179-DLS-08-9
  Diamond's latest beamline to further Alzheimer's disease studies - (DLS)
   
• November 19, 2008 - Cornell University
  PR-178-CORNELL-08-5
  Cornell scientists find key to riddle of vitamin B1 biosynthesis -- 'like solving a Rubik's cube' - (APS)
   
• November 19, 2008 - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
  PR-177-STJUDE-08-1
  New insight into the controls on a go-to enzyme - (ALS, APS, NSLS)
   
• November 19, 2008 - Queen's University
  PR-176-QUEENS-08-1
  Queen's enzyme discovery may lead to better heart and stroke treatments - (NSLS)
   
• November 17, 2008 - Canadian Light Source
  PR-175-CLS-08-7
  Canadian and Brazilian synchrotrons sign agreement - (CLS, LNLS)
   
• November 17, 2008 - European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
  PR-174-ESRF-08-9
  Finding a needle in the haystack or how to study the "tricky" molecules essential to life - (ESRF)
   
• November 17, 2008 - ELETTRA
  PR-173-ELETTRA-08-1
  Elettra Laboratory: a new imaging technique for breast cancer diagnosis - (ELETTRA)
   
• November 17, 2008 - Diamond Light Source
  PR-172-DLS-08-8
  Illuminating the potential of wheat grains to tackle "hidden hunger" - (Diamond)
   
• November 10, 2008 - Diamond Light Source
  PR-171-DLS-08-7
  Science Minister contributes to the World's largest diffraction pattern at Diamond Light Source - (Diamond)
   
• November 7, 2008 - Argonne National Laboratory
  PR-170-ANL-08-20
  Researchers seek to understand and improve virus that infects lung cancer cells - (APS)
   
• November 6, 2008 - Argonne National Laboratory
  PR-168-ANL-08-19
  21st Century detective work reveals how ancient rock got off to a hot start - (APS)
   
• November 5, 2008 - Cellectis
  PR-169-CELLECTIS-08-1
  Publication in NATURE Magazine of an article describing the design of a Therapeutic Meganuclease to treat a severe skin inborn disease by the CNIO, the CRG and Cellectis - (ESRF, SLS)
   
• November 5, 2008 - Baylor College of Medicine
  PR-167-BAYLOR-08-1
  Protein 'tubules' free avian flu virus from immune recognition - (APS)
   
• November 5, 2008 - Brookhaven National Laboratory
  PR-160-BNL-08-4
  Electron Pairs Precede High-Temperature Superconductivity - (NSLS)
   
• November 3, 2008 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
  PR-166-UWISCONSIN-08-2
  Stretching silicon: A new method to measure how strain affects semiconductors - (SRC)
   
• October 30, 2008 - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
  PR-165-DESY-08-1
  New Director-General for DESY - (HASYLAB, XFEL)
   
• October 27, 2008 - Department of Energy
  PR-164-DOE-08-1
  U.S. Energy Department Streamlines Access to High-Tech User Facilities at DOE National Laboratories - (ALS, APS, CFN, CNM, FOUNDRY, Jlab, NSLS, SSRL)
   
• October 27, 2008 - Wiley-Blackwell
  PR-162-WILEY-08-1
  Progress toward new storage media - (ESRF)
   
• October 27, 2008 - Carnegie Institution for Science
  PR-161-CARNEGIE-08-2
  New process promises bigger, better diamond crystals - (NSLS)
   
• October 27, 2008 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
  PR-159-UWISCONSIN-08-1
  Sea urchin yields a key secret of biomineralization - (SRC)
   
• October 23, 2008 - The Australian National University
  PR-157-ANU-08-1
  Cooling Earth revealed in ancient magma - (APS)
   
• October 23, 2008 - High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
  PR-156-PF-08-2
  Department of Science and Technology, India and Photon Factory of KEK agreed to set up a dedicated beam line in KEK - (PF)
   
• October 22, 2008 - University of Alabama at Birmingham
  PR-158-UAB-08-2
  UAB Researchers Find Clue to Antibiotic Resistance - (APS)
   
• October 22, 2008 - The Ohio State University
  PR-155-OSU-08-1
  Study shows how antibiotic sets up road block to kill bacteria - (APS)
   
• October 21, 2008 - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  PR-153-LBL-08-8
  Secret Lives of Catalysts Revealed - (ALS)
   
• October 17, 2008 - The Rockefeller University
  PR-152-ROCKEFELLER-08-1
  Molecule stops DNA replication in its tracks - (NSLS)
   
• October 16, 2008 - Imperial College London
  PR-150-IMPERIAL-08-5
  Crossing the border: study shows how proteins permit entry to a cell - (ESRF, SLS)
   
• October 16, 2008 - Imperial College London
  PR-149-IMPERIAL-08-4
  21st Century detective work reveals how ancient rock got off to a hot start - (APS)
   
• October 15, 2008 - Van Andel Institute
  PR-154-VAI-08-3
  VAI Finding Could Lead to New Drugs for Anxiety, Depression - (APS)
   
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October 15, 2008 - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  
PR-148-SLAC-08-3 

  
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center renamed SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory - (SLAC)

   
• October 13, 2008 - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  PR-147-LLNL-08-4
  New tools that model 3D structure of amorphous materials to transform technology driven R&D - (ALS)
   
• October 8, 2008 - The Scripps Research Institute
  PR-151-SCRIPPS-08-5
  Scripps Research Team Solves Structure of "Beneficial" Virus - (APS)
   
• October 7, 2008 - Australian Synchrotron
  PR-146-AS-08-5
  New head of synchrotron science hits the spot - (AS)
   
• October 6, 2008 - The Scripps Research Institute
  PR-144-SCRIPPS-08-4
  Study Unveils Structural Details of Enzyme Vital to DNA Repair - (ALS)
   
• October 6, 2008 - University of Washington
  PR-143-UWASHINGTON-08-1
  Atomic-resolution views suggest function of enzyme that regulates light-detecting signals in eye - (NSLS)
   
• October 2, 2008 - Imperial College London
  PR-142-IMPERIAL-08-3
  Don't stress! Bacterial crisis command centre revealed - (Diamond)
   
• October 2, 2008 - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  PR-141-LBL-08-7
  The Structure of the Mre11 Protein Bound to DNA - (ALS)
   
• October 1, 2008 - Brookhaven National Laboratory
  PR-140-BNL-08-3
  Structures of Important Plant Viruses Determined - (APS)
   
• October 1, 2008 - Australian Synchrotron
  PR-145-AS-08-4
  $2.9 million computer to track single cancer cells - (AS)
   
• September 30, 2008 - Vanderbilt University
  PR-139-VANDERBILT-08-1
  Research about plant viruses could lead to new ways to improve crop yields - (APS)
   
• September 30, 2008 - Queen Mary, University of London
  PR-137-QMUL-08-1
  Beginning to see the light - (BESSY)
   
• September 29, 2008 - Science and Technology Facilities Council
  PR-138-STFC-08-3
  STFC to work with SLAC on world leading light source - (LCLS)
   
• September 26, 2008 - Argonne National Laboratory
  PR-136-ANL-08-18
  Compound could help detect chemical, biological weapons - (APS)
   
• September 26, 2008 - University of Leicester
  PR-135-ULEICESTER-08-2
  Discovery offers new understanding of diabetes drug target - (ESRF)
   
• September 24, 2008 - Argonne National Laboratory
  PR-134-ANL-08-17
  New research could lead to practical uses for metal-organic frameworks - (APS)
   
• September 18, 2008 - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
  PR-133-STJUDE-08-1
  St. Jude study gives new insights into how cells accessorize their proteins - (ALS, NSLS)
   
• September 17, 2008 - European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
  PR-131-ESRF-08-8
  New tool for early diagnosis of breast cancer - (ESRF)
   
• September 16, 2008 - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  PR-130-LLNL-08-3
  Improving our ability to peek inside molecules - (ALS, FLASH)
   
• September 15, 2008 - Public Library of Science
  PR-128-PLOS-08-1
  Determining the structure of nuclear receptor has implications for a host of diseases - (APS)
   
• September 14, 2008 - Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  PR-129-HHMI-08-2
  Seeing the Shape of Gene Silencing - (ALS)
   
• September 10, 2008 - University of Reading
  PR-126-UREADING-08-1
  Worms turn detective to help with contaminated land - (Diamond)
   
• September 8, 2008 - British Association for the Advancement of Science
  PR-125-BA-08-1
  A comet’s tale at Diamond - (Diamond)
   
• September 5, 2008 - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  PR-124-LBL-08-6
  Tracking Down the Menace in Mexico City Smog - (ALS)
   

• September 5, 2008 - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
  PR-122-ETH-08-1
  Promising targets for drug development - (SLS)
   

• September 4, 2008 - Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.
  PR-127-FVB-08-1
  Hydrogen bonds: Scientists find new mechanism - (BESSY)
   
• September 4, 2008 - University of California San Diego
  PR-123-UCSD-08-4
  Theory of the sun's role in formation of the solar system questioned - (ALS)
   
• September 3, 2008 - Argonne National Laboratory
  PR-121-ANL-08-16
  NIH awards Argonne $800,000 to develop tool to measure distances within proteins - (APS)
   
• September 3, 2008 - Emory University
  PR-120-EMORY-08-1
  DNA editing tool flips its target - (APS)
   
• September 1, 2008 - Max Planck Society
  PR-118-MPG-08-4
  Electrons discover their individuality - (ALS, BESSY, HASYLAB at DESY)
   
• September 1, 2008 - Imperial College London
  PR-117-IMPERIAL-08-2
  Imperial College laboratory opens at the Diamond Light Source synchrotron - (Diamond)
   
• August 31, 2008 - The Wistar Institute
  PR-119-WISTAR-08-3
  Landmark Study Opens Door to New Cancer, Aging Treatments - (NSLS)
   
• August 29, 2008 - European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
  PR-116-ESRF-08-7
  Scientists take the sharpest image ever made with light - (ESRF)
   
• August 25, 2008 - Rutgers University / The University of Texas at Austin
  PR-115-RUTGERS-08-1
  Discovery Opens Door for Drugs to Fight Bird Flu, Other Influenza Epidemics - (NSLS)
   
• August 20, 2008 - Australian Synchrotron
  PR-114-AS-08-3
  Synchrotron science – from a distance - (AS, PF)
   
• August 20, 2008 - Australian Synchrotron
  PR-113-AS-08-2
  Lighting the way to a Victoria Prize - (AS)
   
• August 20, 2008 - Australian Synchrotron
  PR-112-AS-08-1
  Three in a week ain't bad! - (AS)
   
• August 12, 2008 - Science and Technology Facilities Council
  PR-109-STFC-08-2
  X-rays use diamonds as a window to the centre of the Earth - (ALS, SRS)
   
• August 11, 2008 - University of California, Berkeley
  PR-110-UCBERKELEY-08-1
  Invisibility shields one step closer with new metamaterials that bend light backwards - (ALS)
   
• August 11, 2008 - St. Vincent's Institute
  PR-103-SVI-08-1
  Australian scientists unravel Leukaemia link - (APS)
   
• August 7, 2008 - Cornell University
  PR-108-CORNELL-08-4
  Inaugural research forum focuses on next-generation accelerator project - (CHESS)
   
• August 6, 2008 - University of Surrey
  PR-111-SURREY-08-1
  Innovative research brings quantum computers one step closer - (FELIX)
   
• August 6, 2008 - The University of Manchester
  PR-102-MANCHESTER-08-1
  Researchers unveil vital key to cancer - (Diamond)
   
• August 5, 2008 - The University of York
  PR-105-YORK-08-1
  New step forward in search for solution to infection puzzle - (ESRF)
   
• August 5, 2008 - Photon Factory
  PR-104-PF-08-1
  Photon Factory starts the fast polarization switching project - (PF)
   
• August 4, 2008 - Argonne National Laboratory
  PR-101-ANL-08-15
  Argonne scientists discover networks of metal nanoparticles are culprits in alloy corrosion - (APS)
   
• August 1, 2008 - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  PR-100-LBL-08-5
  The Brightest, Sharpest, Fastest X-Ray Holograms Yet - (ALS, FLASH)
   

• August 1, 2008 - Max Planck Society
  PR-99-MPG-08-3
  Nano sculptures in gold - (FELIX)
   
• July 31, 2008 - Science and Technology Facilities Council
  PR-107-STFC-08-1
  After two million hours of science a British world first bids farewell - (SRS)
   
• July 31, 2008 - Van Andel Institute
  PR-106-VAI-08-1
  VAI Finding Could Lead to Improved Osteoporosis Drug Design - (APS)
   
• July 29, 2008 - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  PR-98-LLNL-08-2
  Scientists determine strength of "liquid smoke" with 3D images - (ALS, APS)
   
• July 30, 2008 - TU Delft
  PR-97-TUDELFT-08-1
  'Hidden' Van Gogh painting revealed - (ESRF, HASYLAB at DESY)
   

• July 18, 2008 - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  PR-96-EPFL-08-1
  Super-resolution X-ray microscopy - (SLS)
   
• July 17, 2008 - European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
  PR-95-ESRF-08-6
  First full 3D view of cracks growing in steel - (ESRF)
   

• July 16, 2008 - Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
  PR-94-FZD-08-1
  Shimmering ferroelectric domains - (FELBE)
   
• July 15, 2008 - Argonne National Laboratory
  PR-93-ANL-08-14
  Newly described 'dragon' protein could be key to bird flu cure - (APS)
   
• July 10, 2008 - European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
  PR-90-ESRF-08-5
  Comparing Apples and Pears - (ESRF)
   
• July 9, 2008 - Canadian Light Source
  PR-92-CLS-08-6
  New Leadership for Canadian Light Source Board of Directors - (CLS)
   
• July 7, 2008 - The Scripps Research Institute
  PR-91-SCRIPPS-08-3
  Scripps Research Scientists Reveal Key Structure from Ebola Virus - (ALS, SSRL)
   
• July 3, 2008 - University of California - Los Angeles
  PR-89-UCLA-08-1
  UCLA researchers clarify function of glucose transport molecule - (ALS, APS, SLS)
   
• June 30, 2008 - Imperial College London
  PR-88-IMPERIAL-08-1
  Lights, camera, action! 'Molecular movies' to reveal the dynamic lives of proteins
   
• June 30, 2008 - Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
  PR-84-SLAC-08-2
  More Evidence for a Revolutionary Theory of Water - (SPring-8)
   
• June 26, 2008 - Cornell University
  PR-85-CORNELL-08-3
  In 'novel playground,' metals are formed into porous nanostructures for better fuel cells and microchips - (CHESS)
   
• June 24, 2008 - Argonne National Laboratory
  PR-87-ANL-08-13
  Argonne's Hard X-ray Nanoprobe provides new capability to study nanoscale materials - (APS, CNM)
   
• June 24, 2008 - National Institute of Standards and Technology
  PR-86-NIST-08-1
  Exposing the sensitivity of extreme ultraviolet photoresists - (SURF)
   
• June 23, 2008 - Queens University
  PR-83-QUEENSU-08-1
  Protein discovery may bolster antibiotic development - (CHESS, NSLS)
   
• June 23, 2008 - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  PR-82-LLNL-08-1
  A look into the nanoscale - (FLASH)
   
• June 23, 2008 - The University of British Columbia
  PR-81-UBC-08-1
  UBC Physicists Develop "Impossible" Technique to Study and Develop Superconductors - (ALS)
   
• June 23, 2008 - University of Pennsylvania
  PR-80-UPENN-08-3
  University of Pennsylvania Engineers Reveal What Makes Diamonds Slippery at the Nanoscale - (ALS)
   
• June 23, 2008 - European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
  PR-79-ESRF-08-4
  Super multi-use minerals unveiled - (ESRF)
   
• June 19, 2008 - Museum Victoria
  PR-78-MVICTORIA-08-1
  Phar Lap arsenic mystery solved - (APS)
   
• June 19, 2008 - Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics
  PR-78-MPG-08-2
  Ultrafast Look into Atoms and Molecules - (ALS)
   
• June 13, 2008 - European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
  PR-77-ESRF-08-3
  Russian scientists and ESRF strengthen cooperation - (ESRF)
   
• June 10, 2008 - The Scripps Research Institute
  PR-75-SCRIPPS-08-2
  Research Unveils New Stabilizing and Signaling Properties of Cholesterol in Key Human Receptors - (APS)
   
• June 10, 2008 - University of California San Diego
  PR-74-UCSD-08-3
  UC San Diego Physicists Reveal Secrets of Newest Form of Carbon - (ALS)
   
• June 8, 2008 - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  PR-72-ALS-08-4
  Surprising graphene - (ALS)
   
• June 6, 2008 - National Science Foundation
  PR-76-NSF-08-1
  Brightest X-ray Vision at the Nano-scale - (ERL)
   
• June 6, 2008 - Argonne National Laboratory
  PR-73-ANL-08-12
  New research shows how marine organisms help oceans sequester carbon - (APS)
   
• June 5, 2008 - Argonne National Laboratory
  PR-70-ANL-08-11
  Argonne research unveiling the secrets of nanoparticle haloing - (APS)
   
• June 5, 2008 - Canadian Light Source
  PR-71-CLS-08-4
  New Discoveries, New Labs Highlight International Canadian Light Source Meeting - (CLS)
   
• June 4, 2008 - Canadian Light Source
  PR-76-CLS-08-5
  Saskatchewan researchers awarded grants by Canadian Cancer Society - (CLS)
   
• May 29, 2008 - The Scripps Research Institute
  PR-69-SCRIPPS-08-1
  Scripps Research Crystal Structure Reveals Mystery Behind Three Rare Childhood Disorders - (ALS, SSRL)
   
• May 29, 2008 - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  PR-68-LBL-08-3
  The structure of XPD sheds light on cancer and aging - (ALS, SSRL)
   
• May 28, 2008 - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  PR-67-UPENN-08-2
  Fruit Fly Protein Acts as Decoy to Capture Tumor Growth Factors, Find Penn Researchers - (ALS, APS)
   
• May 22, 2008 - Diamond Light Source
  PR-63-DLS-08-6
  Shining new light on drug research - (Diamond)
   

• May 21, 2008 - Frankfurt University
  PR-65-GOETHE-08-2
  Gatekeepers are discovered in the human cell 'shredder' - (HASYLAB at DESY)
   
• May 21, 2008 - Montana State University
  PR-66-MONTANA-08-1
  MSU researchers map protein important to blood iron levels - (SSRL)
   
• May 20, 2008 - Canadian Light Source
  PR-62-CLS-08-3
  New Executive Director for Canadian Light Source - (CLS)
   
• May 19, 2008 - Carnegie Institution for Science - Geophysical Laboratory
  PR-64-CARNEGIE-08-1
  Superconductors get a boost from pressure - (APS)
   
• May 19, 2008 - Argonne National Laboratory
  PR-61-ANL-08-10
  Scientists characterize protein structure of environmentally friendly bacteria - (APS)
   
• May 16, 2008 - The Wistar Institute
  PR-60-WISTAR-08-2
  Novel Enzyme Inhibitor Paves Way for New Cancer Drug: Agent Proves Effective Against Melanoma Cells - (APS, NSLS)
   

• May 15, 2008 - Frankfurt University
  PR-59-GOETHE-08-1
  Can one 'pin down' electrons? - (ALS)
   
• May 13, 2008 - Argonne National Laboratory
  PR-58-ANL-08-9
  Argonne scientists use lasers to align molecules
   
• May 12, 2008 - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  PR-56-LBL-08-2
  New Clues to How Proteins Dissolve and Crystallize - (ALS)
   
• May 6, 2008 - Argonne National Laboratory
  PR-54-ANL-08-8
  Shpyrko receives APS organization's Young Investigator Award - (APS)
   
• May 5, 2008 - Cell Press
  PR-53-CELL-08-1
  Fungi have a hand in depleted uranium's environmental fate - (SRS)
   
• May 4, 2008 - European Molecular Biology Laboratory
  PR-52-EMBL-08-1
  Getting wise to the influenza virus' tricks - (ESRF)
   
• May 1, 2008 - Diamond Light Source
  PR-55-DLS-08-5
  Diamond studies at Diamond Light Source - (Diamond)
   
• April 29, 2008 - Brookhaven National Laboratory
  PR-51-BNL-08-2
  Scientists Determine Drug Target for the Most Potent Botulinum Neurotoxin - (NSLS)
   
• April 24, 2008 - Princeton University
  PR-50-PRINCETON-08-1
  Princeton scientists discover exotic quantum state of matter - (ALS, SRC)
   
• April 24, 2008 - Cornell University
  PR-49-CORNELL-08-2
  First nanoscale image of soil reveals an 'incredible' variety - (CLS, NSLS)
   
• April 23, 2008 - The University of Chicago
  PR-48-UCHICAGO-08-1
  Researchers reveal structure of protein that repairs damage to cancer cells - (APS)
   
• April 23, 2008 - Diamond Light Source
  PR-47-DLS-08-4
  Diamond Appoints New Research Directors - (Diamond)
   
• April 22, 2008 - European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
  PR-46-ESRF-08-2
  Synchrotron light unveils oil in ancient Buddhist paintings from Bamiyan - (ESRF)
   

• April 18, 2008 - Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
  PR-45-MPIBPC-08-1
  Protein shows talent for improvisation - (HASYLAB at DESY, SLS)
   
• April 17, 2008 - Argonne National Laboratory
  PR-44-ANL-08-7
  Scientists discover how nanocluster contaminants increase risk of spreading - (APS)
   
• April 16, 2008 - Darmouth College
  PR-57-DARMOUTH-08-1
  Dartmouth researchers discover chromium's hidden magnetic talents - (APS)
   
• April 15, 2008 - University of Glasgow
  PR-43-UGLASGOW-08-1
  Nanotechnology paves way for super iPods - (SRS)
   
• April 15, 2008 - Argonne National Laboratory
  PR-42-ANL-08-6
  Argonne scientists develop techniques for creating molecular movies - (APS)
   
• April 8, 2008 - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  PR-41-UPSM-08-1
  Double binding sites on tumor target may provide future combination therapy - (CHESS, SLS)
   
• April 4, 2008 - Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  PR-40-HHMI-08-1
  New Structure Shows Mobile RNA is Poised and Ready - (APS)
   
• April 1, 2008 - European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
  PR-39-ESRF-08-1
  ESRF X-rays reveal clues about life 100 million years ago trapped in opaque amber - (ESRF)
   
• March 27, 2008 - Purdue University
  PR-37-PURDUE-08-1
  Findings reveal how dengue virus matures, becomes infectious - (APS)
   
• March 19, 2008 - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  PR-35-LBL-08-1
  How Iron Gets into the North Pacific - (ALS, SSRL)
   
• March 19, 2008 - Canadian Light Source / University of Calgary
  PR-33-CLS-08-2
  Scientists See Norwalk Virus' Achilles Heel - (CLS)
   
• March 18, 2008 - Indiana University School of Medicine
  PR-36-INDIANA-08-1
  IUPUI Scientists Report First 3-D View of Anti-Cancer Agent - (APS)
   
• March 17, 2008 - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  PR-31-UIUC-08-2
  Researchers discover how stealthy HIV protein gets into cells - (APS, SSRL)
   
• March 15, 2008 - University Saskatchewan
  PR-32-USASK-08-1
  International Team Discovers New Family of Superconductors - (APS)
   
• March 13, 2008 - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
  PR-38-KAUST-08-1
  King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Announces Inaugural Global Research Partnership Investigator Winners - (ALS)
   
• March 13, 2008 - University of Leicester
  PR-30-ULEICESTER-08-1
  Scientists discover how TB 'develops invincibility' against only available treatment for killer disease - (ESRF)
   
• March 13, 2008 - Canadian Light Source
  PR-29-CLS-08-1
  MIRARCO, Canadian Light Source agreement lights way to greener mining - (CLS)
   
• March 12, 2008 - Diamond Light Source
  PR-34-DLS-08-3
  Local science facility aims to inspire next generation of scientists and engineers - (Diamond)
   
• March 10, 2008 - Diamond Light Source
  PR-28-DLS-08-2
  Engineering industry to benefit from UK X-rays - (Diamond)
   
• March 10, 2008 - University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences
  PR-27-UPMC-08-1
  University of Pittsburgh Researchers Crack the Code of 3-D Protein Structure That May Help Fight Obesity and Diabetes - (APS, SLS)
   
• March 7, 2008 - Argonne National Laboratory
  PR-26-ANL-08-5
  New crystallization method to ease study of protein structures - (APS)
   
• March 6, 2008 - University of California San Diego
  PR-25-UCSD-08-2
  Engineered Protein Shows Potential as a Strep Vaccine - (ALS, APS)
   
• February 22, 2008 - Argonne National Laboratory
  PR-24-ANL-08-4
  Structure of protein collagen seen at unprecedented level of detail - (APS)
   
• February 22, 2008 - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
  PR-23-UTHSCSA-08-1
  Biochemists solve structure of TGF-beta and its receptor -- key molecules in cancer and development - (SSRL)
   
• February 22, 2008 - Government of Canada
  PR-22-GC-08-1
  Synchrotron Benefits From More Than $1 Million in Federal Funding - (CLS)
   
• February 22, 2008 - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
  PR-21-CSHL-08-1
  Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Discover New Details of a Gene-Regulatory Network Governing Metabolism - (APS, NSLS)
   
• February 20, 2008 - University of Oxford
  PR-20-OX-08-1
  Key to TB's 'staying power' unlocked - (Diamond)
   
• February 19, 2008 - Cornell University
  PR-19-CORNELL-08-1
  Novel X-ray detector to provide 'new eyes' into matter will be built with $2.19 million Keck grant - (ERL)
   
• February 19, 2008 - Argonne National Laboratory
  PR-18-ANL-08-3
  Lensless camera uses X-rays to view nanoscale materials and biological specimens - (APS)
   
• February 19, 2008 - Argonne National Laboratory
  PR-17-ANL-08-2
  New X-ray technique may lead to better, cleaner fuel injectors for automobiles - (APS)
   
• February 14, 2008 - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  PR-15-UIUC-08-1
  New approach may render disease-causing staph harmless - (SPring-8, PF, NSRRC)
   
• February 13, 2008 - The Wistar Institute
  PR-13-WISTAR-08-1
  Structure Of Gene Regulator That Plays Key Role In Cancer Solved - (NSLS)
   
• February 11, 2008 - Johns Hopkins Medicine
  PR-14-JHMI-08-2
  Chromosome Hit-and-Run - (NSLS)
   

• February 11, 2008 - Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
  PR-12-MPG-08-1
  Why anyone can make a sandcastle - (ESRF)
   
• February 7, 2008 - Diamond Light Source
  PR-16-DLS-08-1
  High-tech conservation solutions for old warship - (Diamond)
   
• February 4, 2008 - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
  PR-10-UTSMC-08-1
  Researchers Uncover Key Interaction in Cholesterol Regulation - (APS)
   
• February 4, 2008 - Indiana University
  PR-7-UINDIANA-08-1
  Breaking down Huntington's disease one protein at a time - (ALS)
   
• February 4, 2008 - Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
  PR-5-VTECH-08-1
  Structure of Important Neurotransmitter Regulator Determined - (NSLS)
   
• February 1, 2008 - The University of Alabama at Birmingham
  PR-9-UAB-08-1
  Poxvirus Potency Uncovered in New Atomic Map - (APS)
   
• January 30, 2008 - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  PR-11-UPENN-08-1
  Penn Researchers Discover New Target for Preventing and Treating Flu - (NSLS)
   
• January 30, 2008 - Brookhaven National Laboratory
  PR-6-BNL-08-1
  DNA Technique Yields 3-D Crystalline Organization of Nanoparticles - (CFN, NSLS)
   
• January 29, 2008 - Argonne National Laboratory
  PR-8-ANL-08-1
  Magnetism loses under pressure - (APS)
   
• January 16, 2008 - MARUM Research Center Ocean Margins
  PR-marum-08-1
  Methane hydrate in the particle accelerator. - (DESY)
   
• January 4, 2008 - John Hopkins Medicine
  PR-1-JHU-08-1
  Worth a Thousand Words, Hopkins Researchers Paint picture of Cancer-Promoting Culprit - (NSLS)
   
• January 3, 2008 - University of California San Diego
  PR-2-UCSD-08-1
  Researchers Uncover Key Trigger for Potent Cancer-Fighting Marine Product - (ALS)

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