Dr. Michael Pravica from the University of Nevada is using our Mid-IR beamline to study how nucleic acids get damaged under X-ray irradiation. His team hopes to use this information to selectively damage parts of the virus that causes COVID-19 and to help develop an effective coronavirus vaccine.
Studying how to damage the COVID-19 virus
A University of Nevada researcher is using our Mid-IR beamline to study how nucleic acids get damaged under X-ray irradiation.