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Unique immune system of the alpaca being used in COVID-19 research
Scientists from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) are using the unique immune system of the alpaca and techniques at the Australian Synchrotron as part of research using antibodies to disrupt COVID-19 viral entry into cells.

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New imaging approach using live plants will benefit agriculture and environment
A cross-disciplinary team has used laboratory-based and synchrotron-based infrared spectroscopy imaging techniques to monitor the waxy surface of living plant leaves in real-time to gain insights into plant physiology in response to disease, biological changes or environmental stress.
Powerful collaborations using ANSTO scientific infrastructure help to improve cancer outcomes
Boost to bone hormones as researchers open new avenues of osteoporosis research
Progress on understanding what makes COVID-19 more infectious than SARS
Researchers led by the University of Bristol (UK) have identified a possible cause of SARS-CoV-2’s increased infectivity compared to SARS-CoV

Biological small angle X-ray scattering beamline (BioSAXS)
The Biological Small Angle X-ray Scattering beamline will be optimised for measuring small angle scattering of surfactants, nanoparticles, polymers, lipids, proteins and other biological macromolecules in solution. BioSAXS combines combine a state-of-the-art high-flux small angle scattering beamline with specialised in-line protein purification and preparation techniques for high-throughput protein analysis.

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Powder Diffraction
The Powder Diffraction beamline at the Australian Synchrotron is optimised for carrying out structural investigation under non ambient conditions and as a function of time.
PhD awarded
Robert Russell has been awarded his PhD
Jarosite on Earth and Mars
Useful in some mineral processes but a major problem in others, jarosite may be the key to unlocking the geological history and environmental context of water on Mars.
IAEA Deputy Director General includes ANSTO stops on Australian Tour
Insight into efficiency of organic solar cells
Understanding of micro-structure gained using X-ray scattering and spectroscopy.

Dr Valerie Mitchell is a beamline scientist on the X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy beamline at the Australian Synchrotron.

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FLEET appointment
Instrument scientist and expert in low dimensional magnetism Dr Kirrily Rule joins FLEET ARC Centre.
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
New therapy targets aggressive form of leukaemia
Pass the salt: can sodium power the 21st century
Atomic structure of new cathode material for sodium ion batteries helps explain long life