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Experimental Vaccine Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Elicits Strong Immune Response

August 1, 2019 • by Marc Airhart

Promising results for a new RSV vaccine candidate.

A doctor or nurse adminsters a vaccine in a patient's arm

Turning Plant Pests into Helpers

June 24, 2019 • by Christine S Sinatra

Aphids are an enemy for most plants now, but the latest work from a team of scientists may make them a crop's new best friends.

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Scientists Uncover RNA Silencing Technique to Change Seed Size in Plants

January 28, 2019 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

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Two UT Scientists Part of Project to Detect ‘Life As We Don’t Know It’

January 4, 2019 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

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Two Studies Shed Light on How Complex CRISPR Systems Work

October 18, 2018 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

Illustration showing DNA helix being snipped by scissors

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Simple Test Detects Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes, Presence of Biopesticide

August 30, 2018 • by Christine Sinatra

A new diagnostic tool can quickly and cheaply identify whether a mosquito belongs to the species that carries dangerous diseases such as Zika virus, dengue, chikungunya or yellow fever.

A diagnostic device labeled FRI on a lab table amid other equipment

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Scientists Map a Complicated Ballet Performed in Our Cells

August 8, 2018 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

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Fighting Hepatitis C Virus, Using Clues from What Killed Bevo XIV

July 26, 2018 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

And other adventures in animal viruses teaching us about human disease

Image of Bevo with a handler standing beside him

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The 40 Year-old Discovery Behind A Promising New Flu Drug

March 21, 2018 • by Marc Airhart

Basic research led to a better antiviral drug to combat influenza

Robert Krug in a lab coat, sitting in his lab in the 1970s

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Alumna Tackles Disparities in Cancer Treatment

January 30, 2018 • by Annie Zhang

Leticia Nogueira talks about being the Director of Health Services for the American Cancer Society, what her research focuses on, and what she hopes to accomplish through her work.