Biology with X-ray Free Electron Lasers (BioXFEL) is a consortium established in 2013 of U.S. research universities that addresses fundamental questions in biology at the molecular level. Arizona State University is one of 13 partner institutions across the nation.
Using a pulsed hard X-ray laser, our researchers can capture biological molecules in atomic detail, view their functional motions by taking brief snapshots, and observe interactions in their native environment. This opens up a new world to biology, to science and to human health.