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Lab-bred cells like to have it their way, producing recombinant (aka artificial) proteins based on however many plasmids they randomly get. But the intuition and hard work of a Rice University alumnus will go a long way toward preserving…

A small fungal enzyme could play a significant role in simplifying the development and manufacture of drugs, according to Rice University scientists.The Rice lab of chemical and biomolecular engineer Xue Sherry Gao and collaborators…

After almost seven years of outstanding leadership, Rice’s top technology executive will be leaving her post to accept a position at Harvard University.Klara Jelinkova, Rice’s vice president for international operations and information…

A new book by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign journalism professor Nikki Usher examines the market failure of local newspapers in the context of larger U.S. problems such as rising social inequality, geographic polarization and…

Australia’s government is backing a study by the University of Auckland’s Liggins Institute that aims to help the one-in-10 babies born by planned caesarean section to avoid breathing problems.A$2.2 million ($2.4 million) of funding means…

New research reveals that a significant number of babies are not being fed in accordance with New Zealand’s infant feeding guidelines and this puts them at greater risk of childhood obesity.The research, published in the British Journal…

A research team at POSTECH has uncovered a promising new zeolite, anticipated to be a turning point for the oil refining and petrochemical industries. This research was recently published in the scientific journal Science on July 2,…

Professor Namyoon Lee of POSTECH’s Department of Electrical Engineering was selected as the winner of IEIE/IEEE Joint Award for Young Scientist and Engineer sponsored by the Haedong Foundation. The awards ceremony was held at the Jeju…

POSTECH professor Jinah Jang of the departments of Convergence IT Engineering and Mechanical Engineering has received the Medipost New Scientist Award from the Korean Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society (KTERMS).This…

The photodetector embedded in digital cameras and mobile phones now go beyond image recognition and enable biometric recognition such as fingerprint authentication and face recognition. The photodetector – often called the ‘eye of the…