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Watching DNA unwind
Dynamic protein-nucleic acid complexes are central to molecular biology. For example, protein-RNA interactions hold the ribosome together, while protein-DNA interactions contain DNA in chromatin.

Paving the way for BioSAXS users
BioSAXS experiments require careful preparation. Many users (even though they may be experienced crystallographers) are new to the technique, and MacCHESS' Richard Gillilan and Alvin Acerbo spend a great deal of time “holding hands” of biologists using the BioSAXS facility for the first time.

GERLS Camp-Encouraging young women in STEM
Last week, Ithaca Generator (IG) partnered with Xraise, the outreach program at the Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based Sciences and Education, to host a week-long GERLS Camp for middle school girls.

Undergrads behind the shield this summer at CHESS
Not many summer students can say they have configured hutches, built beamlines, and spent all night in the lab running experiments and collecting data.

Summer down projects are in full swing here at Wilson Lab
A substantial number of summer down projects are in full swing here at Wilson lab.

Brian Crane named Howard Hughes professor
Brian Crane, professor of chemistry and chemical biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) professor, one of 15 leading scientist-educators to receive the honor.

CHESS Users' Meeting 2014 recap
The 2014 CHESS Users' Meeting was held on campus at Cornell University on June 10-11.

"Some Early Synchrotron Radiation History"
Professor Emeritus Paul Hartman
CHESS Users Meeting
June 14, 1988