ALS-ENABLE in the NEWS

Protein structure from ALS-ENABLE beamline is the 7000th from the ALS deposited into PDB

Data from beamline 5.0.2. helped solve the structure of an enzyme from Mycobacterium ulcerans (strain Agy99). When it was deposited into the Protein Data Bank (PDB) it marked a milestone of…
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Time-Resolved SAXS Screen of Small-Molecule Drug Candidates

SIBYLS made the news for work on time-resolved, high-throughput, small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) at the Advanced Light Source (ALS) improving the screening of small-molecule drug candidates, and providing insight into…
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How X-Rays Could Make Reliable, Rapid COVID-19 Tests a Reality

A study led by Michal Hammel and Curtis D. Hodge suggests that a highly sensitive lateral flow assay – the same type of device used in home pregnancy tests –…
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Contributing to the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

ALS-ENABLE beamlines played a huge role in the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Chapentier. Through analysis of data collected at ALS Enable beamlines, Jennifer…
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Protein Sculpts DNA to Repair Harmful Damage

In this study, small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) at ALS-ENABLE beamline 12.3.1 of Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source was used to see the shapes of individual DNA molecules providing an…
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