Ancient Enzymes Function like Nanopistons to Unwind RNA
Discovery marks a major step toward understanding the molecular mechanics for many steps in RNA biology.
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Common Antifungal Drug Decreases Tumor Growth and Shows Promise as Cancer Therapy
An inexpensive antifungal drug, thiabendazole, slows tumor growth. Scientists in the College of Natural Sciences made this discovery by exploiting the evolutionary relatedness of yeast, frogs, mice and humans.
Summer Story: Student Explores Curing Disease and Discovers Poland
Stephanie Tutak, a junior biology major, spent her summer helping researchers study the crippling disease tuberous sclerosis in Warsaw, Poland. What she found there was not only science research experience, but deep links to her past.
Biologist Receives $1.5 Million to Study Potential Biofuel Crops
Tom Juenger has received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to study native prairie grasses as potential sources of biofuel.Waggoner Center Wins Grant to Develop Drug to Treat Addiction
Researchers have received a $3.3 million to develop medication to treat alcoholism and drug addiction that could target individual genes or brain signaling systems.
Op-ed: Our Contaminated World
Biologists David Crews and Andrea Gore argue that it's time for us to face the fact that our world is contaminated by chemicals, and we're contaminated as well.
Seed Size Is Controlled by Maternally Produced Small RNAs, Scientists Find
New findings could enable scientists to develop biotechnological tools for improving seed production and crop yield.
DNA-Targeting Molecule Has Potential to Help Treat Genetic Diseases and HIV
The molecule is an important step along the path to someday creating drugs that can go after rogue DNA directly.
University of Texas Chemist Receives Major Grant to Improve Detection of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Simple, paper-based test for drug-resistant TB is the goal of chemist Andy Ellington, whose project received a $1.6 million grant through Grand Challenges in Global Health.
Discovery of a ‘Dark State’ Could Mean a Brighter Future for Solar Energy
The efficiency of conventional solar cells could be increased from 31 to 44 percent, according to new research on the mechanisms of solar energy conversion led by chemist Xiaoyang Zhu.
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