With stories about coronavirus dominating the news, it is encouraging to hear that crystallographers around the world are making strong contributions to the efforts to find a vaccine and advance therapeutics.
As light sources push the limits of research and innovation, it’s important not to leave any regions in the dark. One effort to increase access to these rare and complex facilities is LAAAMP—Lightsources for Africa, the Americas, Asia and Middle East Project.
How can basic sciences infrastructures contribute to sustainable development? This question was at the center of what can be seen as the first pre-event of the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development. The exact title of the session organized and moderated by Michel Spiro, President of IUPAP and of IYBSSD steering committee, and…
