Science Brief - June 2024
ESRF - The European Synchrotron
The ESRF is an international research lab, where X-rays are used to unlock the secrets of matter.
Take-off! Researchers find how flies control wing and leg movement
Scientists at the University of Washington and Harvard Medical School, in collaboration with the ESRF, have discovered the neural circuits that coordinate leg and wing movements in the fruit fly (Drosophila). This could lead to a better understanding of how the nervous system senses and controls the body.
Journal: Nature
Scientists discover genetic ‘off switch’ in legume plants that limits ability to source nutrients
A genetic “off switch” that shuts down the process in which legume plants convert atmospheric nitrogen into nutrients has been identified for the first time. It could be key to understanding how to increase the crop’s capacity to convert nitrogen from the air and improve soil quality.
Journal: Nature
Researchers discover how nature repurposes ammonium transporters as receptors
Scientists from the University of Freiburg have used the ESRF beamlines and the Cryo- electron microscope to characterise a new membrane protein that can turn ammonium transporters to receptors.
Journal: Science Advances
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Montse Soler López, finalist of the Falling Walls Science Summit 2024
The head of the Structural Biology group at the ESRF, Montserrat Soler López, has been selected as a finalist for the Falling Walls Science Summit 2024.
The Long Read: Carbon dioxide recycling
Instead of avoiding emissions of carbon dioxide entirely, should we convert this greenhouse gas into useful products? In our Long Read article, ESRF users explore the possibilities to recycle carbon dioxide.
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