Monthly Archives: June 2019

By Shaharyar Lakhani In order to build community awareness of risk and threat, the Engineering Biology Research Consortium (EBRC) held a “Malice Analysis Workshop” on Wednesday, June 19th. The workshop was sponsored by the Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology …

From a publication in Oxford Academic Intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) are present in at least 30% of the eukaryotic proteome and are enriched in chromatin-associated proteins. Using a combination of genetics, biochemistry and single-molecule biophysics, we characterize how IDRs regulate …

By Shaharyar Lakhani Along with most medical conditions come the high costs of pills and tablets. Even for everyday problems like headaches or pain, people tend to take an Aspirin or Tylenol. Many of these medications have to be taken …

From an article posted on UT News Two University of Texas at Austin faculty members have joined an interdisciplinary scientific team that is working with NASA to research new approaches to detecting extraterrestrial life. The UT Austin team will receive …