Recent News
Oceanic microbial communities are optimized for nutrient uptake
Proteomics resources at the Department of Energy’s EMSL were critical to pioneering research in which scientists, for the first time, measured protein expression in microbial communities from the Sargasso Sea. Full Story
Visualizing every breath you take
Airflow patterns in the lung not only determine how well you breathe but also how inhaled materials like airborne pollutants or aerosolized drugs are distributed inside the human body. At the Department of Energy’s EMSL, researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Utah have pioneered a new magnetic resonance imaging method for visualizing inhaled airflow patterns. Full Story
New system unmasks rare proteins in crowded human plasma
Using liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and other instruments at the Department of Energy’s EMSL, scientists from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, EMSL, and GenWay Biotech, Inc. designed a new protein separations system—the tandem IgY12-SuperMix—that enhances the detection of hard-to-find proteins in human plasma. Full Story
Steven Wiley invited to join National Research Council Review Panel
Steven Wiley, Lead Scientist for Biology at the Department of Energy's EMSL, was selected to serve as a reviewer on the 2009 National Research Council Research Associateship Programs. Full Story
Better bioremediation through metal-ligand complex studies
New details about how bacteria and metals interact highlight the importance of considering metal-ligand complexes as part of bioremediation strategies. As part of EMSL's Biochemistry Grand Challenge, scientists used spectroscopy and computational tools to determine the kinetics of electron exchange when the metal, iron, is coupled to ligands of geological and environmental significance. Full Story
New knowledge gained about enamel formation
Researchers from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and University of Southern California used nuclear magnetic resonance resources at EMSL to study the mechanisms behind self assembly of the protein, amelogenin, into nanospheres – an initial step in building tooth enamel. Full Story
