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U.S. DOE X-Ray Light Sources Help Design Drug that Halts Skin Cancer Progression

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To help design the drug Zelboraf®, which can halt the progression of malignant and inoperable skin cancer, scientists used x-rays from three U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science research facilities, including the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory.