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Taekjip Ha and his colleagues found that single-stranded DNA-binding protein travels along single-stranded DNA, regulating the recombination or replication of the strands and is critical to DNA repair. Their study appeared in the October 21 issue of the journal Nature. UIUC News Bureau article.

Chemistry alum Brock Siegel is a 2009 LAS Alumni Achievement Award winner. Dr. Siegel has been on the forefront in the mapping of the human genome, working for Applied Biosystems when it and its sister company Celera sequenced the human genome. He is presently involved with a new start-up company which aims to sequence the human genome quickly and inexpensively. He received his Ph.D. in 1974. Peter Beak was his research advisor. LAS Alumni News article.

The water testing company of Yi Lu has changed its name to ANDalyze and has developed new catalytic DNA biosensor technologies for detection of heavy metals and other chemicals. Environmental Protection article.

Eric Oldfield will be giving Royal Society of Chemistry Soft Matter and Biophysical Chemistry Award Lectures in Manchester, Cardiff and Newcastle, United Kingdom in November. He won this award for his original contributions to biophysical chemistry including his innovative applications of NMR in elucidating the structures of lipids and proteins. His lecture is titled "From NMR and Quantum Chemistry to Drug Design and Chemotherapy". RSC article.

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