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Bringing bacteria's defense into focus
By taking a series of near-atomic resolution snapshots, Cornell University and Harvard Medical School scientists have observed step-by-step how bacteria defend against foreign invaders such as bacteriophage, a virus that infects bacteria.
CHESS visits CNSF coalition to showcase outstanding student work
On April 26, CHESS managers Joel Brock and Ernie Fontes traveled with graduate students David Agyeman-Budu and Chris Budrow to attend the annual CNSF (Coalition for National Science Funding) Exhibition at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington D.C.
Changing the identity of cellular enzyme spawns new pathway
A previously reported method involving standard recombinant DNA techniques and some novel design principles enabled a team of Cornell chemical engineers to make large quantities of functional integral membrane proteins simply and inexpensively – all without the use of harsh chemicals or detergents, which are typically used today.
CHESS hosts first MaMaSELF student
The MaMaSELF program, short for Masters in Material Science Exploring Large-scale Facilities, is a two-year European Masters program in materials science, built off the framework of the Erasmus Mundus program that aims to teach the application of large scale facilities for the characterization and development of materials.
BioSAXS Essentials 7 training course now complete!
We have now completed our 7th BioSAXS Essentials training course! BioSAXS (Biological Small Angle X-ray Solution Scattering) is a highly popular technique for understanding the structure and behavior of biomolecules in solution, without the need for freezing or crystallization.
CHESS-U hutches take shape
Fabrication of the first two CHESS-U hutches has begun at the Lansing, NY facility of ADC Inc.
Shedding new light on secondary science programs: A visit to Brookhaven National Laboratory
An eight-hour van ride to Long Island did not deter Xraise from participating in the May 2017 joint National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS-II) and Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) User Meeting at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Meet the Millers, a Cornell Engineering father-daughter team
If you are an engineering major at Cornell, there will be times that are hard. Maybe for you it’s the Statics and Mechanics of Solids class. Or it could be Introductory Quantum Mechanics. Maybe it’s the fact that everyone else in class seems to understand the material and you feel utterly lost. It could be three prelims in three days.