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Scientists from around the world use our synchrotron for ground-breaking research in health, agriculture, environment, and advanced materials.
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http://www.lightsource.ca 10-02-2011 18:48:16
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Researchers from Western University @schulichmeddent have discovered a protein that stops DNA damage in its tracks. Their finding could pave the way for everything from cancer vaccines to more drought-resistant crops. bit.ly/4e2KNb5 #DNA #proteins #proteincrystallography

🚨 Early-bird registration ends Sunday, June 15! Join us Aug 20–22 in Saskatoon for the 4th Intl. Pan American Light Sources for Agriculture meeting featuring synchrotron research in agriculture and food science. 🔗 lnkd.in/ez9kp6Za CNPEM Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source lightsources.org


#OnTheBeamlines: USask Arts and Science researcher Teagen Quilichini used the CLS to study the impact of heat stress on the nutritional content of #pea seeds, which are grown widely on the Canadian prairies. Full story: bit.ly/3QMEFdm Video: preparing samples for imaging NRC Canada


New #paper: "Elucidating Cation Transport Properties in Nafion Membranes and Electrode Ionomer Network via Xray Fluorescence Imaging" by Toronto Metropolitan University. Beamline: BioXAS. bit.ly/43IclPi ⬅️

Today is #WorldBloodDonorDay! 🩸 In 2019, researchers from University of British Columbia used the CLS to study a blood-type conversion process that can change type A blood and organs into type O, the universal donor. Read more: bit.ly/3XdNKAi ⬅️ #DonateBlood #BloodDonorsSaveLives #GiveBlood


New #paper: "Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation of Bio-Crude and Heavy Gas Oil Blends Using Carbon-Supported Molybdenum Catalysts" by U of Saskatchewan USask Arts and Science USask College of Engineering. Beamline: SGM bit.ly/4mPCGU6 ⬅️

🚨 Early-bird registration ends Sunday, June 15! Join us Aug 20–22 in Saskatoon for the 4th Intl. Pan American Light Sources for Agriculture meeting featuring synchrotron research in agriculture and food science. 🔗 lnkd.in/ez9kp6Za CNPEM Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source lightsources.org


A research team based in Winnipeg used our CMCF beamline to find new, cutting-edge ways to battle cancer. Read more: bit.ly/4dW1G7e University of Manitoba Universität zu Köln MPI for Biology of Ageing Universität Freiburg Oxford Chemistry University of Oxford Max Delbrück Center #cancer #cancerresearch #biochemistry

Scientists from the University of Guelph used our CMCF beamline to better understand how several infectious #bacteria, including E. coli., build a protective sugar-based barrier that helps cloak their cells. Read more: bit.ly/3AASMh7 University of Guelph University of Alberta 中央研究院 Academia Sinica NTU Taiwan

Recycling phosphorus from #wastewater to grow better crops | Scientists are helping close the loop on the sustainability cycle with research into nutrient-enhanced biochar. Full story: bit.ly/3Aybc1Y University of Idaho WSU News UW Bioengineering #biochar #sustainability #phosphorus

#DYK Researchers USask College of Engineering U of Saskatchewan used the CLS to develop a better membrane for #dialysis machines that could lead to safer treatment and improved quality of life for patients with #kidney failure. Full story: lightsource.ca/public/news/20…

New #paper: "Proton Irradiation-induced Microstructure Changes in a CrFeMnNi High Entropy Alloy" by Queen's University Queen's Mech CNL | LNC. Beamline: BXDS. bit.ly/4kTcAOv ⬅️


Using our HXMA beamline, researchers from the Uni of Adelaide -- in collaboration with The Mosaic Company -- developed two innovative new ways to increase the solubility of #zinc in #fertilizers and increase plants' uptake of the nutrient. bit.ly/4hLnsx4 #agriculture

Are you in Ottawa for #CSC2025? Come visit our booth! We'd love to chat about how synchrotron research can help you get the data you're looking for. Chemical Institute of Canada


A #cancer-causing #protein long thought to be resistant to #medication could soon be the target of new drugs, thanks to the work of researchers from Institut national de la recherche scientifique who used the CLS to find and exploit its weak spot. bit.ly/3EpgLC2

Researchers used our CMCF beamline to explore the power of proteins to stop cancer cells in their tracks. Read more: bit.ly/4fZ4WAA University of Toronto Chemistry at UofT Department of Molecular Genetics, U of T Sinai Health UNC-Chapel Hill UNC Lineberger UNC Pharmacology #cancer #cancerresearch #science