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Simulation Reveals How a SARS-CoV-2 ‘Gate’ Opens to Allow COVID Infection

August 19, 2021 • by Staff Writer

Simulation Reveals How a SARS-CoV-2 Allow COVID Infection

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Unlocking Secrets of Some of the World’s Smallest Viruses

July 8, 2021 • by Esther R Robards-Forbes

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New Insights Could Lead to Crops Adapted to a Warming World

June 16, 2021 • by Marc Airhart

Image of seedlings at 2-7 days of growth

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'Last Resort' Antibiotic Pops Bacteria Like Balloons

May 7, 2021 • by Marc Airhart

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Our Immune Systems Blanket the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein with Antibodies

May 4, 2021 • by Marc Airhart

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Hepatitis C Drugs Boost Remdesivir’s Antiviral Activity Against COVID-19

April 27, 2021 • by Marc Airhart

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Human Trials Begin for a Low-Cost COVID-19 Vaccine to Extend Global Access

April 5, 2021 • by Marc Airhart

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Accurately Editing Genes in Living Cells Means Grappling with Knots in DNA

March 10, 2021 • by Esther R Robards-Forbes

Gene editing with CRISPR enzymes inside living cells could become more effective and accurate after researchers at The University of Texas at Austin unveiled how...

Professor Rick Russell (right) and graduate student Isabel Strohkendl conduct experiments using CRISPR enzymes. Image courtesy of The University of Texas at Austin.

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Four Natural Sciences Faculty Receive Sloan Research Fellowships

February 16, 2021 • by Amanda Figueroa-Nieves

Carlos Baiz, Caroline Morley, Andrew Potter and Urbain Weyemi are among the 128 scholars from across the country selected by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to receive the 2021 Sloan Research Fellowships.

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Undergraduate Research Aims to Harness the Power of Mealworms to Degrade Plastic

February 11, 2021 • by Amanda Figueroa-Nieves

Undergraduates at the UT Austin Inventors Program are exploring how mealworms, and the microbes in their guts, can naturally degrade household plastics.