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Scientists from around the world use our synchrotron for ground-breaking research in health, agriculture, environment, and advanced materials.

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How do you make #mayonnaise healthier without losing the texture & flavour we love? Researchers @agbiousask are using CLS to look inside sauces at the #nanoscale to see how tiny droplets & particles behave: https://t.co/IKd9vH01gV
#ResearchInAction @supratimghosh @NSERC_CRSNG

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Researchers @usask are studying where harmful and useful metals are located in mine #tailings and how they're attached to minerals. This work can help predict when the dangerous types might move into water and harm people & wildlife. https://t.co/ydXUVdInBw
#ResearchInAction

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New #paper: "Discovering host-viral protein interactions in autophagy: A LIR discovery pipeline for identifying LC3-interacting region motifs in highly virulent viruses" by @med_umontreal who used the BMIT beamline at the CLS. https://t.co/EBljXzubzq 👈
#Proteins #Viruses

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You’ve likely seen social posts about the potentially deadly #makeup that 16th century women wore to look more attractive. Researchers from @McMasterU are using the CLS to answer long-standing questions about the health risks posed by these historic #cosmetics. INSERT LINK

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Around 2 billion people worldwide suffer from #iron deficiency. An international research team lead by scientists at @ufrgsnoticias is developing ways to boost the iron content of #rice, one of the most consumed foods in the world. https://t.co/aEZZKvSv6C

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What if the grain left behind after brewing #beer could be turned into healthier #food? Scientists at the CLS are using synchrotron light to study brewer’s spent grain (BSG), the nutrient-rich #barley remaining after beer production. #ResearchInAction https://t.co/uvzwAuwqe2

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✨Meet Chithra Karunakaran, CLS Director of Science and Innovation: “It’s rewarding to help solve problems that help people.” More: https://t.co/6WtRNc0iGY
#PeoplePoweringDiscovery

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"What I enjoy most about my job is working with researchers from many different fields," says Jian Wang, CLS senior scientist. "Through these collaborations, I've been able to learn, grow, and contribute to impactful #research" https://t.co/GG46ucgpmm

#PeoplePoweringDiscovery

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Researchers from @westernuScience @WesternU @SchulichMedDent are developing better ways to insert #CochlearImplants for people with profound #HearingLoss, to preserve remaining hearing and improve how well the implants work. #ResearchInAction https://t.co/rItgPOcDnc

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Developing better #NonStick coatings for cookware 🍳 | Read the full story: https://t.co/8bZaQ0hVGE

#ResearchInAction @UofT @uoftmse @UofTEngineering @NSERC_CRSNG

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@umanitoba @UM_Engineering researchers are using the CLS to better understand the structural and nutritional changes that happen when #kernels of Canadian Western Red Spring #wheat sprout before harvest. Learn more: https://t.co/pbO1iWtasb
#ResearchInAction

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Researchers from @usask have teamed up with @CurrieMuseum to study the structure of dinosaur bones. They used the CLS to look for any signs of disease and to better understand how they lived. https://t.co/HcPT3Dh8QC
#ResearchInAction #Dinosaurs #Fossils

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Researchers @plantagguelph @AAFC_Canada are studying an innovative way to manage #soybean cyst nematode, a damaging pest worldwide. This project could lead to better crop rotation strategies & reduce reliance on pesticides. More: https://t.co/q5J1QYFrlI
#ResearchInAction

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An international research team has shown that with minor modifications chloride, a sustainable and readily available component of #seawater, could one day replace lithium in solid-state #batteries for grid energy storage. https://t.co/aBBIrB5rgx @TAMU

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Scientists @umanitoba @cameconews are studying how the large, high-grade #uranium deposits in northern SK’s Athabasca Basin originally formed. What they learn could inform uranium exploration and safer #nuclear waste storage.
More: https://t.co/cm17HAVl5d
#ResearchInAction

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Researchers from the University of Windsor (@uwindsor) are using the CLS to study micelles, which are tiny clusters of fat-based molecules that can help #MRI and PET scans find #disease earlier and more accurately.
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Researchers from @NASAAmes are using the CLS to measure the infrared fingerprints of #radicals, the highly active “building blocks” that drive the synthesis of complex organic molecules in #space. #ResearchInAction https://t.co/Ldm3vZbkEA

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New #paper: "Hatchlings of Tyrannosaurus rex and the Evolution of Dinosaur Reproductive Strategies" by @lifesciencebath @UofRScience @USaskMed who used the BMIT beamline at the CLS. https://t.co/tUhfV3WfC4 👈
#babyTrex #Dinosaurs

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Two tiny ant #fossils recovered in the Big Muddy region of southern Saskatchewan are helping scientists better understand the evolutionary history of modern-day #ants. https://t.co/SXK6Db5QCM #MediaRelease
@royalsaskmuseum @MuseumofNature

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👋 Meet Ning Zhu, CLS #scientist responsible for our BMIT beamline. “The most rewarding part is helping researchers solve problems they can’t solve anywhere else—and seeing their results come together,” he says. More: https://t.co/cddo1ObLAI
#PeoplePoweringDiscovery