As we approach the temporary shutdown for the SLS 2.0 upgrade this autumn, PSI beamline scientist Vincent Olieric looks back on 22 years of scientific excellence in structural biology at the Swiss Light Source SLS.
The SLS has been instrumental in solving around 10,000 protein structures. Many of these have contributed to major scientific breakthroughs such as the Nobel Prize-winning studies of the ribosome, G protein-coupled receptors, and CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing.
These groundbreaking achievements were only possible thanks to technical advancements made at SLS, including the revolutionary hybrid photon counting detectors that have transformed synchrotron science.
What science did the SLS make possible for you? Join us in honouring the past 22 years of scientific and technical excellence by sharing these with #ThankYouSLS!
More about the SLS 2.0 upgrade project ►
https://www.psi.ch/en/media/sls-20-upgrade
More about the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2009) ►
https://www.psi.ch/en/media/our-research/winner-of-nobel-prize-in-chemistry
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