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Chemistry World October 1, 2013 Philip Ball |
Crystallography 101 What is perhaps most striking about x-ray crystallography is that in 100 years of existence its significance has only increased. |
Reactive Reports Apr/May 2005 David Bradley |
At Last, the Structure of DNA Researchers have made a significant advance in our understanding of life's main molecule, using X-ray crystallography to determine the three-dimensional structures of nearly all the possible sequences of a macromolecule. |
Chemistry World March 27, 2013 Akshat Rathi |
Molecular cages to end crystallization nightmare X-ray crystallography has shaped modern chemistry. It is a powerful tool for molecular structural analysis. But it suffers from one big drawback: it can only analyze materials that form well-defined crystals. This may now be about to change. |
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004 Catherine Arnst |
James Watson and Francis Crick: Cracking The Code Of Life The 1953 discovery of the molecular structure of deoxyribonucleic acid, the building block of all life, transformed biology. And the Cold War and male chauvinism played roles in solving the DNA riddle |
HHMI Bulletin Winter 2013 Nicole Kresge |
A Structural Revolution Over the years, scientists and artists have used an assortment of techniques to showcase molecular structure. |
Chemistry World December 5, 2012 Neil Withers |
We don't need no intuition US scientists have developed a way to solve crystal structures that combines powerful computational methods with data from experiments or databases -- but that does not require much human input. |
HHMI Bulletin Spring 2013 Nicole Kresge |
A Structural Toolbox Natalie Strynadka wants to design a better antibiotic. Her strategy: learn about the molecules bacteria use to invade cells. Her tool: structural biology. |
Chemistry World October 31, 2014 |
X marks the structure From single crystals to powders and even proteins, there's a diffractometer for every structure. |
Reactive Reports Issue 51 David Bradley |
Protein Crystals Trapped Researchers have developed a new technique for crystallizing proteins, which could open up a whole range of materials to this powerful analytical technique. |
Chemistry World August 25, 2011 Fiona McKenzie |
Poking Aspirin with a Sharp Stick Scientists have found a way to go one better than x-ray crystallography to examine pharmaceutical crystals at an even deeper level. |
Chemistry World July 15, 2014 Richard Cooper |
Phasing in crystallography: a modern perspective Phasing in crystallography has its origins in Carmelo Giacovazzo's monograph Direct phasing in crystallography, but with a broader coverage of the range of modern phasing methods. |
Bio-IT World April 15, 2003 |
Elementary, My Dear Watson The world celebrates the golden anniversary of the double helix. |
Chemistry World July 29, 2014 Derek Lowe |
The crystal ball that can tell lies X-ray crystallography has long had a sort of halo around it as the 'ground truth' of molecular structure, so many chemists are surprised to learn how rife with error it can be. |
Scientific American January 2009 Mark Wolverton |
Breaking Down Nanostructures by the Atom In nanotechnology, the position of a single atom can make all the difference -- whether a material functions as a semiconductor or an insulator, whether it triggers a vital chemical process or stops it cold. |
IEEE Spectrum March 2013 Susan Hassler |
Genome to Go It's already possible to have your own genome sequenced. But personalized medicine based on sequencing still has a way to go |
Chemistry World December 20, 2013 Emma Stoye |
Year-long celebration to raise crystallography's profile The International Union of Crystallographers has announced details of the activities planned to mark the International Year of Crystallography in 2014. |
Chemistry World September 4, 2015 Christine Cardin |
X-ray crystallography This Primer is a revised edition of Bill Clegg's popular student text first published in 1998. I |
Bio-IT World May 7, 2002 Anthony Strattner |
Molecular Machining Blending nanotechnology with bioengineering, researchers at engeneOS use genomic information as engineerable parts to build biomolecules. |
Chemistry World November 2007 |
New on the Market Miniature spectrometers... Two-in-one x-ray... Magnetic nano-tags for molecules... Flexible gas chromatograph... Fluorimetry... Benchtop crystallography... X-ray diffraction... Particles fully described... |
Chemistry World November 14, 2014 Laura Fisher |
Will it crystallize? Scientists have developed a machine learning approach to predict whether a small organic molecule will be able to crystallize. |
Chemistry World June 24, 2015 Victoria Richards |
Confronting the crystalline sponge A research group in the US has successfully simplified a crystallographic technique that scientists had struggled to get to grips with. |
Industrial Physicist |
Biomimetic Nanotechnology Although biomimetic nanotechnology is in its infancy, with no applications yet reaching commercialization, the barriers in some cases lie mainly in scaling up production processes to industrial levels. |
Chemistry World January 26, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
'Ultimate Microscope' in Sight Scientists have announced a breakthrough in x-ray microscopy which could be used to picture individual atoms in living cells without using a lens. |
Chemistry World May 26, 2015 Victoria Richards |
Crystalline sponge method strikes again Scientists from Japan report that their revolutionary crystallographic technique has determined the stereochemistries of molecules with axial and planar chiralities, where classical methods had failed. |
Chemistry World July 6, 2012 |
Protein power Tom Muir, professor of chemistry and molecular biology, Princeton University, US, is an expert in protein engineering and its application to studying cellular signalling networks. |
Chemistry World December 2, 2013 Andrea Sella |
The Braggs' spectrometer There are few where the stories of father and son have been as tightly intertwined as the Braggs, whose collaborative, and sometimes tense, partnership, almost single-handedly created x-ray crystallography. |
Wired April 2001 David Ewing Duncan |
The Protein Hunters Step One: Crack the genome. Step Two: Unlock the molecular structure of amino acids. Step Three: Get ready for the robo-fast, custom-drug future... |
Chemistry World November 7, 2012 Ian Le Guillou |
Coral animal chemical structures solved A combination of atomic force microscopy and computational techniques have been used to solve the unusual structures of two natural products from the Arctic coral-like animal, Thuiaria breitfussi. |
Reactive Reports May 2007 David Bradley |
Meeting of Molecular Movie Stars New footage confirms Linus Pauling's theory of chemical bonding proposed half a century ago, and could help explain molecular recognition processes important throughout supramolecular chemistry and molecular biology. |
Chemistry World September 2, 2009 Nina Notman |
Designing 3D DNA crystals US scientists have found that DNA triangles can be designed to self-assemble into three dimensional, macro-sized crystals. |
IEEE Spectrum February 2008 Morgen E. Peck |
Untangling a New Breast Cancer Screening Technology An Australian company takes on a controversial technique to screen for breast cancer: X-raying hair. |
Chemistry World October 22, 2015 Andy Extance |
Crystals allow peek at picosecond DNA damage Right now, light is damaging DNA in your cells, but the chemistry that causes this damage remains murky. |
Chemistry World September 1, 2013 Laura Howes |
Water acts as a lubricant for molecular machines Small shuttles and wheels on axles made from single molecules can be sped up with a small amount of water. |
Chemistry World December 17, 2009 Lewis Brindley |
Nanoscale 3D imaging in a single shot The process works by bouncing a single beam of x-rays off an object, then collecting the scattered wave pattern using a curved detector. |
Chemistry World December 5, 2007 Ananyo Bhattacharya |
Structural Snapshot Shows Monster Protein A structural snapshot of a protein capsule has revealed details of the largest cellular component ever imaged by x-ray crystallography. |
Chemistry World May 15, 2006 Jon Evans |
Selective DNA Crystals A molecular biologist has developed a molecular sieve using a DNA crystal with nanoscale channels. |
Chemistry World January 7, 2010 Simon Hadlington |
Giant nanowheel mystery solved Researchers have uncovered the mechanism behind how one of chemistry's most remarkable self-assembled structures, a giant molecular wheel made from molybdenum oxide, spontaneously manufactures itself. |
Chemistry World September 30, 2009 Simon Haddlington |
Porous networks trap reactive intermediates Chemists in Japan have shown how it is possible to take sequential x-ray snapshots of chemical reactions taking place within molecular-sized 'reaction chambers', capturing the crystal structures of short-lived reactive intermediates. |
Chemistry World May 20, 2014 Andy Extance |
Mechanism study seeks to clear 'crystalline flask' cloud The Japanese chemists behind a controversial x-ray crystallography method have used it to study a poorly-understood reaction mechanism for the first time. |
Chemistry World May 21, 2015 Philip Ball |
How do we solve a problem like Marie? We need to talk about the lack of women in the history of science. I hope it's fair to say that everyone recognizes the problem. The question is what to do about it. |
Chemistry World January 2010 Philip Ball |
Welcome to the machine Molecular machines have promised so much but are they more whimsical than technical? |
Chemistry World April 28, 2014 Hamish Crawford |
Crystal structures unpacked A researcher in the UK has shed new light on which interactions are important in the packing of crystal structures. |
Chemistry World February 18, 2014 Alan Dronsfield |
Early days of x-ray crystallography This book by Andre Authier can be enjoyed on two levels. |
Chemistry World March 2010 |
Beyond terra firma The need to carry out analysis in situ has led many research groups to go to great lengths to develop miniature, portable analytical instruments. |
Chemistry World June 9, 2015 Andy Extance |
X-rays capture super-fast nanoscale film By uniting the world's brightest synchrotron x-ray source with photography processes dating from the 19 th century, scientists have tracked photochemically-driven crystal movements in greater detail than ever before. |
Chemistry World April 17, 2014 Philip Ball |
Family values Many young scientists have likely been "lured" into postdoctoral traps within large projects. Are the next crop of scientists trained to be leaders or to just fit into a large production line? |
Chemistry World September 15, 2015 |
Photograph 51 Photograph 51 is a new play by Anna Ziegler based on the career of Rosalind Franklin who worked on the structure of DNA. |
Chemistry World July 17, 2008 Ruth Tunnell |
Uncovering the Hidden Nanoworld A new type of x-ray microscope allows scientists to peer inside nanodevices without opening them up. |