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The Department of Chemistry at Emory University has been awarded a high-intensity dual-source microfocus X-ray diffractometer. The new equipment includes the Rigaku PhotonJet equipped with multilayer optics and the recently introduced Rigaku HYPIX detector. The advanced hardware, including a high-brilliance source and the HPAD detector, will assist us in collecting data from very crystals, poorly crystalline materials, biological materials, and even protein crystals.
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New antimicrobial shuts down bacterial growth without harming human cells
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Bacteria draw from an arsenal of weapons to combat the drugs intended to kill them. Among the most prevalent of these weapons are ribosome-modifying enzymes.
Emory chemist receives prestigious Beckman Young Investigator Award
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