News: Molecular Biosciences
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Scientists Hijack Bacteria To Ease Drug Manufacturing
A new biosensor technique brings us one step closer to growing our drugs.
Department of Molecular Biosciences
Jason McLellan Named Finalist for Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists
Department of Molecular Biosciences
Live Cell Imaging Reveals New Clues About Processes Linked to Birth Defects
Live cell imaging reveals how a developing embryo transforms from its early ball shape into a more elongated shape with a distinct head and rear.
Department of Molecular Biosciences
New Vaccine Advances Could Help Against More Viral Illnesses
Jason McLellan and his team advance understanding of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) and human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), which can help them develop vaccines.
Dried Bacteria Could Revolutionize Testing, Laboratory Science
What if there were a way to make proteins, enzymes and reagents right in the lab, in small amounts, on demand?
Department of Molecular Biosciences
Gene Editing Gets Safer Thanks to Redesigned Protein
Scientists have redesigned a key component of a widely used CRISPR-based gene-editing tool, called Cas9, to be thousands of times less likely to target the...
Department of Molecular Biosciences
A New Way to Disarm Antibiotic Resistance in Deadly Bacteria
Scientists have found a new way to impair antibiotic resistance in bacteria that cause human disease, including E. coli, K. pneumoniae and P. aeruginosa.
Department of Molecular Biosciences
Dan Leahy Selected as Fellow of American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology selected Molecular Bioscience Professor Daniel Leahy for the honor.
Meet the Scientists Who are New to the Faculty this Spring
More about the newest faces in the College.
Department of Molecular Biosciences
Keiko Torii Receives Asahi Prize
University of Texas at Austin professor of molecular biosciences Keiko Torii has won the Asahi Prize from the Asahi Shimbun Foundation in recognition of "her...