Taking control of our vital signal transmitters
30 Jan 2012
G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the single most important drug target in the body because they are central to so many biological processes. Gaining a better understanding of how GPCRs operate will More ...

A molecular star is born
21 Dec 2011
Diamond Light Source has recently played a key role in helping to reveal the exact structure of the most complex non-DNA molecular knot prepared to date. More ...

Studying dust frozen in time
08 Dec 2011
Ice cores drilled from the frozen Antarctic landscape are made up of layer upon layer of frozen snow, dating back hundreds of thousands of years. Trapped within the ice are minute dust particles which More ...

What becomes of the broken heart valves?
22 Nov 2011
Artificial heart valves have been used since the 1960s to replace natural heart valves damaged through disease. Each of four valves enables unimpeded blood flow through the heart itself and from the heart More ...

Protecting Historic Parchment
09 Nov 2011
Parchment has been used for recording historical information since at least the 2nd century BC and makes an important contribution to our nation’s cultural heritage. Parchments are routinely assessed More ...

Light revolution: Getting the right kind of white light
09 Nov 2011
With the phase-out of incandescent light bulbs becoming more common around the world, there is a need to investigate more efficient and robust alternatives. Thanks to their low energy consumption, prolonged More ...

Towards understanding nanotoxicology
28 Oct 2011
Nanoparticles have been incorporated in many consumer products, however their safety and toxicity have not been clearly identified. This is made worse by difficulty in measuring how biological systems More ...