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![Alex Johs at ORNL's Spallation Neutron Source](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2019-06/2019-p01807.jpg?h=f8570409&itok=KBUOueeI)
Sometimes solutions to the biggest problems can be found in the smallest details. The work of biochemist Alex Johs at Oak Ridge National Laboratory bears this out, as he focuses on understanding protein structures and molecular interactions to resolve complex global problems like the spread of mercury pollution in waterways and the food supply.
![Natalie Griffiths kneading in watershed at ORNL](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2018-P08986.jpg?itok=KTY95MCD)
Growing up, Natalie Griffiths dreamed of playing shortstop for the Toronto Blue Jays. With a stint on the Canadian national women’s baseball team under her belt, Griffiths has retired her glove and now fields scientific questions about carbon and nutrient cycling and water quality ...
![ORNL bioscience researcher Jerry Tuskan had an early interest in plant genetics. ORNL bioscience researcher Jerry Tuskan had an early interest in plant genetics.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/Tuskan_greens200.jpg?itok=K9XTwMj4)
It’s been 10 years since the Department of Energy first established a BioEnergy Science Center (BESC) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and researcher Gerald “Jerry” Tuskan has used that time and the lab’s and center’s resources and tools to make good on his college dreams of usi...