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Research of Cell Movements in Developing Frogs Reveals New Twists in Human Genetic Disease
Mutations in a gene known as “Fritz” may be responsible for causing human genetic disorders such as Bardet-Biedl syndrome, University of Texas at Austin developmental biologist John Wallingford and Duke University human geneticist and cell biologist Nicholas Katsanis have found.
Two Natural Scientists Among Recipients of Latest Moncrief Grand Challenge Awards
Energy and disease the focus of research for chemist Graeme Henkelman and computer scientist Inderjit Dhillon.
Texas Researchers Tackle Influenza By Studying Human Behavior
AUSTIN, Texas — Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin will participate in a $3 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to fight influenza and other diseases by creating models that simulate the complex interplay between human behavior and the spread of disease. The grant is part of the Models of Infectiou...Biologist Studies Evolution of HIV
AUSTIN, Texas--Dr. Sara Sawyer, an evolutionary biologist, will use a $120,000 grant from the Foundation for AIDS Research (amFAR) to study how the HIV virus and the cells it attacks have evolved together over time. The goal of her research is to discover new targets for drugs. When HIV infiltrates cells, the virus hijacks its host's genetic m...
Discovery Opens Door For Drugs To Fight Bird Flu, Influenza Epidemics
AUSTIN, Texas—Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and Rutgers University have reported a discovery that could help scientists develop drugs to fight avian flu and other virulent strains of influenza. The researchers have determined the three-dimensional structure of a site on an influenza A virus protein that binds to one of the human...Read It Now
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