News: Research
Read the latest news from the Department of Molecular Biosciences.
Scientists Hijack Bacteria To Ease Drug Manufacturing
July 7, 2022 • by Esther Robards-Forbes
Scientists have created biosensors from bacteria that will help speed up analysis of drug manufacturing, harnessing microbes to help detect therapeutic molecules.

Plastic-eating Enzyme Could Eliminate Billions of Tons of Landfill Waste
April 27, 2022 • by Staff Writer

Live Cell Imaging Reveals New Clues About Processes Linked to Birth Defects
April 26, 2022 • by Marc Airhart

New Vaccine Advances Could Help Against More Viral Illnesses
March 14, 2022 • by Marc Airhart
Some of the same researchers at The University of Texas at Austin who created a key to all coronavirus vaccines used in the U.S. have...

Dried Bacteria Could Revolutionize Testing, Laboratory Science
March 3, 2022 • by Esther R Robards-Forbes
When you think of the type of labs driving biomedical discoveries, you may envision beakers and test tubes filled with a rainbow of chemicals, where...

Gene Editing Gets Safer Thanks to Redesigned Protein
March 2, 2022 • by Marc Airhart

A New Way to Disarm Antibiotic Resistance in Deadly Bacteria
February 22, 2022 • by Marc Airhart

Unraveling How One of the Most Important Cell Types Form
February 14, 2022 • by Esther R Robards-Forbes

Ancient Cousins, New AI Could Reveal Clues About Causes of Birth Defects
January 11, 2022 • by Colleen Mulvihill
Editor's note: Each December, the journal Science identifies one scientific discovery as its "Breakthrough of the Year." For 2021, this recognition went to...

