PNNL Peptoid Sequencing Progress Featured on Cover of Accounts of Chemical Research
A new review paper led by senior research scientist Chun-Long Chen and featured on the cover of Accounts of Chemical Research summarizes advances by PNNL scientists in developing sequence-defined peptoids.
E-cigarettes Stress Lungs, Impair Protein Function
E-cigarette exposure stresses and inflames the lungs of rats, compromising important quality control proteins, according to new research.
Hofmockel Appointed as Liaison to U.S. National Committee on Soil Sciences
This committee represents the country’s soil science community in the International Union of Soil Sciences, advises The National Academies, and communicates with professional societies and organizations.
Explicit Representation of Complex Organic Matter Chemistry in Biogeochemical Modeling
New biogeochemical modeling uses high-resolution mass spectrometry data to reveal how organic matter thermodynamics affect ecosystems across scales.
National Laboratory Pulls Together to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic
PNNL has increased the nation’s capacity to test for COVID-19, demonstrating that reagents and equipment from additional manufacturers meet the standards needed to yield accurate test results.
Mapping Sediment Grain Size with Machine Learning
The map fills in a portion of the study site missing from sampling studies and enables a better understanding of hydrological dynamics in a complex river corridor.
Examining the Ecological Assembly of Organic Matter and Microbes
A novel ecological measurement uncovered interactions between river corridor organic matter assemblages and microbial communities, highlighting potentially important microbial taxa and molecular formula types.
Decoding Protein Interactions with Domain-Aware Machine Learning
Parallel graph neural networks identify protein-ligand 3-D structural interactions to aid in protein function prediction and drug discovery.