Structural genome is the most important discipline after human genes sequencing has been done, dealing with relations between protein structure and its functions, from which people can infer how genes code the protein, hence the research provides ways to monitor and control the whole life process. This research needs to measure a lager number of protein crystal structures with the help of synchrotron radiation.

 

In order to develop the scattering techniques, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory purchases the Mar 165 CCD area array detector, and designs the corresponding helium-gas protection systems of the light path for prohibiting the long-wave X from air's strong absorption. So far, USTC Life School researchers have collected two high-quality groups of diffraction data of protein, which illustrates that the set of faculty can be served as an experimental platform for China's protein genome plan.