News: Molecular Biosciences
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Matching CRISPR to the Job Improves the Safety, Efficiency of the Gene-Editing Tool
A new tool helps scientists choose the best available gene-editing option for a given job.

Ask the COVID-19 Experts
An epidemiologist and two molecular bioscientists get to the bottom of your burning COVID-19 questions.

Some Bacteria Sacrifice Themselves to Protect their Brethren from Antibiotics
Discovery may aid the fight against antibiotic resistance.

Tiny Insects Provide Inspiration for New Biomaterials
They may be tiny, but leafhoppers have a super power: they secrete a substance that makes their bodies water-repellant and anti-reflective.

Department of Molecular Biosciences
Locking Down Shape-Shifting Spike Protein Aids Development of COVID-19 Vaccine
An experimental COVID-19 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 elicits neutralizing antibodies and a helpful T-cell response with the aid of a carefully engineered spike protein.

Department of Molecular Biosciences
COVID-19 Vaccine Innovation Could Dramatically Speed Up Worldwide Production
A redesigned version of the coronavirus spike protein called HexaPro might speed up vaccine production and yield a more effective immune response to SARS-CoV-2.

Discovery about Hep C Drug Offers Insights for Coronavirus Treatments
Finding offers important clues to developing drugs to stop other RNA viruses, such as SARS-COV-2.

Department of Molecular Biosciences
COVID-19 Vaccines with UT Ties Arrived Quickly After Years in the Making
The COVID-19 vaccine was only possible because a group of scientists and their partners in industry had already invested years in laying the groundwork.

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Power of DNA to Store Information Gets an Upgrade
Researchers stored a copy of the Wizard of Oz - in Esperanto - in DNA using a revolutionary new technique.

Lulu Cambronne Named 2020 Pew Biomedical Scholar
Xiaolu 'Lulu' Cambronne was one of 22 early career scientists selected to join the 2020 class of Pew Biomedical Scholars.
