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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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Carlos Baiz and Shelley Payne Earn Prestigious Teaching Awards

May 26, 2021 • by Esther R Robards-Forbes

Portraits of Carlos Baiz and Shelley Payne

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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

Researcher holding up a vial of COVID Vaccine

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Visualizing Science 2021: Finding the Art in College Research

March 26, 2021 • by Steven E Franklin

Research

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.

Accolades

Finkelstein Receives Welch Foundation’s Norman Hackerman Award

March 3, 2021 • by Marc Airhart

Research

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.