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Bacteriophages look like alien spaceships but they are actually viruses that infect bacteria. Use these fantastic beasts to explore protein stability.
Ages: 16-19;
Spinning a yarn: explore the chemistry of wool and use it as a raw material for biobased products through simple hand-on activities.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Capturing the moment: to use artificial photosynthesis to produce clean energy, we need to better understand it first. Learn about how X-ray free-electron lasers can help.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Teachers from across Europe discover the beauty of protein crystallography.
Ages: not applicable;
Matthew Blakeley from ILL and his colleagues from ESRF and elsewhere have discovered how antifreeze in Arctic fish blood keeps them alive in sub-zero conditions. He and Eleanor Hayes explain.
Ages: 16-19;
Beat Blattmann and Patrick Sticher from the University of Zürich, Switzerland, explain the science behind protein crystallography and provide a protocol for growing your own crystals from protein – an essential method used by scientists to determine protein structures.
Ages: 16-19;
| Issue 71
Fun with phages: how do heat and pH affect bacteriophage viability?
Topics: Biology, Health
| Issue 69
Extract value from wool waste: keratin and the circular economy
Topics: Chemistry, Sustainability, Careers in STEM
| Issue 54
Plant solar power: unlocking the secrets of photosynthesis with X-ray free-electron lasers
Topics: Biology, Physics, News from the EIROs, Science and society
| Issue 39
Bringing structures to life
Topics: Events
| Issue 20
Neutrons and antifreeze: research into Arctic fish
Topics: Physics, Biology, Chemistry
| Issue 11
Growing crystals from protein
Topics: Physics, Biology, Chemistry
