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Accelerating Drug Discovery with Fragment Screening
NSLS-II Scientists are piloting a new program that integrates a cutting-edge screening technique called Fragment-Based Drug Design.
Protein Assemblies Shape Membranes to Control Cell Death
Small-angle X-ray scattering at the LiX beamline at NSLS-II was used to study the shapes of multimeric BAX and dimeric BCL-w.
Lipid Nanoparticles: Shaping Therapeutic Delivery
Researchers discover that clinically used lipid nanoparticles have diverse, previously unrecognized shapes and internal structures.
Nanoparticle Blueprints Reveal Path to Smarter Medicines
Synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering analysis helps reveal how variations in lipid nanoparticle shape and composition influence therapeutic performance.
