Stephen Curry: scientist who uses X-rays to look at the atoms of protein molecules. Wonders about the place of science in the world. Works at Imperial College but views expressed here are his own.
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Moving Molecules
Regular readers will know that molecules are my thing, that my scientific endeavours are devoted to revealing the intricate architecture of proteins — the molecular machines that sustain life. They will also know that I have at times struggled with the … Continue reading
Posted in Protein Crystallography, Science
Tagged Animation, Drew Berry, molecules, Protein Crystallography
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Transport of Delight
I spent most of last weekend and all of yesterday finalising a chapter I had been asked to contribute to an upcoming monograph on human serum albumin. Monograph is a fancy word for book in academia. And academia is a … Continue reading
Posted in Protein Crystallography, Science
Tagged albumin, Protein Crystallography, science communication
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The Best Seminar?
What is the best seminar that you have ever attended? And what made it so good? I pondered this question after my name appeared on the list of speakers for our internal divisional seminar series this term. I thought that, … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Fun, Science
Tagged FMDV, presentation, Protein Crystallography, Science
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The Speed of X-rays
I was back at the Diamond Light Source today — the synchrotron that we use to blast protein crystals with X-rays to figure out the structures of protein molecules. The beamlines at the synchrotron where we do our experiments have … Continue reading
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Tagged Diamond Light Source, Modern technology, Protein Crystallography
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The Perutz Effect
I have Jim Franks of Newton TV to thank for the opportunity to sit around a table with some of the current scientists at the world-famous MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology to talk about the legacy of its founder, Max … Continue reading
Posted in History of Science, Protein Crystallography, Science, Science & Media
Tagged Max Perutz, Protein Crystallography, Video
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