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  1. Comptes Rendus Physique, Jun-Aug 2008: Soft X-ray Resonant Magnetic Scattering of Magnetic Nanostructures. Gerrit van der Laan, DL
  2. Journal of Molecular Biology, Apr 2008: A triple coincidence experiment combining diffraction, UV-Vis spectroscopy and EXAFS on the same sample in real time. Samar Hasanain, DL
  3. Crystal Engineering Communications, Feb 2008: Explosives under pressure — the crystal structure of gamma-RDX as determined by high-pressure X-ray and neutron diffraction. Pulham, Ediburgh.
  4. New Journal of Chemistry, Nov 2007: Self-assembling large-diameter nanotubes. Scott Dalgarno, Heriot-Watt
  5. Dalton Transactions, Nov 2007: Probes for fluorescence imaging. Sofia Pascu, Oxford
  6. Protein Engineering Design & Selection: Superposition of Native and High-Affinity Mutants of TCR / MHC NY-ESO-1 complexes. Pierre Rizkallah, DL
  7. Proteins: Structure, Function, Bioinformatics, Apr 2007: Structure of the high affinity human CD8 core-receptor of MHC. Pierre Rizkallah, DL
  8. Chemical Communications, Oct 2006: Effect of pressure on metal co-ordination. Dave Allan, Edinburgh & DLS
  9. Chromatin Structure and Function, 2006: Review book. James Nicholson, DL
  10. Journal of Molecular Biology, Apr 2006: Crystallisation of membrane proteins in lipid micelles. Miroslav Papiz, DL
  11. Journal of Molecular Biology, Mar 2006: High resolution structures of human Superoxide dismutase. Samar Hasnain, DL
  12. Journal of Molecular Biology, July 2005: High Resolution structures of Cu containing Nitrite reductase. Samar Hasnain, DL
  13. Acta Cryst. F, June 2005: High resolution structure of histone octamer. James Nicholson, DL
  14. J. Exp. Med., Apr 2005: The complex between human MHC presenting the NY-ESO-1 marker and its cognate TCR. Yvonne Jones, Oxford
  15. Science, Mar 2004: Structure based drug design. Martin Noble, Oxford
  16. Nature, Sep 2004: Murine Leukaemia virus capsid structure. Insights into retroviral assembly. Steven Gamblin, NIMR Mill Hill
  17. Protein Engineering, Sep 2003: Evidence for the engineered disulphide bridge for stabilizing the non-glycosylated recombinant human TCR expressed in E. coli. Pierre Rizkallah, DL
  18. Acta Cryst. D, Aug 2003: Structure of the histone-core octamer. James Nicholson, DL
  19. Journal of Structural Biology, Feb 2003: Structure of C-Phycocyanin from Synechococcus elongatus. This protein harvests sunlight and transfers it to the membrane bound photosystem II. Pierre Rizkallah, DL
  20. Journal of Synch. Rad., Jan 2003: Bioxas. Samar Hasnain, DL
  21. Outline of Crystallography for Biologists, 2002: Text book of crystallography, David Blow, Imperial College
  22. Journal of Molecular Biology, Jan 2002: Protein-protein interaction in Cu containing proteins. Samar Hasnain, DL
  23. Acta Cryst. D, Oct 2001: The use of small angle solution scattering derived shapes for molecular replacement. Gunter Grossmann, DL
  24. Investigative Opthalmology Visual Science, July 2001: Fibre diffraction studies of cornea. Healthy cornea is clear due to well aligned collagen fibers. Diseased cornea becomes cloudy as packing order diminishes. Keith Meek, Open University
  25. Nature, Sep 2000: Structure of the 30S ribosomal subunit. Part of the protein factory inside each cell. Venki Ramakrishnan, Cambridge
  26. Acta Cryst. D, 2 Jul 1999: Daffodil Lectin, recognises sugars on cell and virus surfaces. Interferes with HIV infection in the test tube. Ten-fold more effective than bluebell lectin. Pierre Rizkallah, DL
  27. Acta Cryst. D, 1 Jul 1999: Bluebell Lectin, recognises sugars on cell and virus surfaces. Interferes with HIV infection in the test tube. Pierre Rizkalah, DL
  28. Acta Cryst. D, 1 Mar 1999: Hydroxymethylbilane synthase. John Helliwell, Manchester.
  29. Nature, 10 Oct 1998: Blue Tongue virus. Causes non-lethal disease in pigs, but also causes miscarriage in pregnant sows. Largest structure todate, particle size 800 Å. David Stuart, Oxford.
  30. Nature Structural Biology, 1 Aug 1998: Clostridium perfringens alpha-Toxin, produced in cases of gas gangrene infection. Lethal. Claire Naylor, Oxford
  31. Nature, 8 Jan 1998: Filamenting temperature-sensitive Protein, Mutant Z, FtsZ. Important in prokaryotic cell division. Analogous to tubulin in eukaryotes. Jan Lowe, Cambridge
  32. Structure, 15 Mar 1996: Methylmalonyl-CoA mutase, a difficult structure that needed MAD methods. Phil Evans, Cambridge
  33. Nature, 6 Apr 1995: Light Harvesting Protein, important for trapping sunlight by anaerobic bacteria. Miroslav Papiz, DL
  34. Nature, 25 Aug 1994: The Nobel Prize winning structure of the F1 ATPase, the generator of ATP the currency of energy in all living organisms. John Walker, Cambridge
  35. Nature, 19 Aug 1993: Actin/Gelsolin complex. Important part of the cytoskeleton that gives cells their shape. Paul MacLoughlin, Cambridge
  36. Nature, 7 Nov 1991: Simian Virus 40, SV40. Causes lethal disease in Monkeys. Largest Structure determined at the time, particle size 500 Å. Bob Liddington, Yale.
  37. Nature, 23 Feb 1989: Foot and Mouth Disease Virus, FMDV. Causes severe lethal infections in cattle. Largest determined structure then, particle size 345 Å. David Stuart, Oxford
  38. Physics World, Jan 1989: Introducing Laue diffraction from biomolecules to the world of Physics. John Helliwell, Manchester
  39. Nature, 10 Sep 1987: A simulation of the diffraction pattern collected at Station 9.7 of Phosphorylase B catalysing a reaction. John Campbell, DL
  40. Nature, 13 Dec 1984: EXAFS studies of fluorite doapnts. Neville Greaves, DL
  41. Nature, 12 Nov 1981: Metal structure by synchrotron radiation. Greg Diakun, DL