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13 July, 2026
Smaller and sharper: Compact CRISPR scissors cut with precision
By shrinking CRISPR tools and boosting their specificity, researchers hope to expand where and how gene editing can be used.
01 July, 2026
Uncovering the secret to grass’s salty success
Saltgrass is both a potential climate-resilient crop and an importnat model for studying plant adaptation, genome evolution, and stress tolerance.
29 June, 2026
KAUST research on sustainable wastewater treatment wins Best Presentation Award at IWA Conference 2026
25 June, 2026
BESE Research Supports KAUST's Global Top 50 Ranking in THE Impact Rankings 2026
25 June, 2026
Whole protein pathway delivered into living cells
Nanoreactors ferry multi-protein machinery into cells, opening a potential route to precision therapies.
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Aug 2026
PhD Dissertation Defense
From Cofactor Engagement to Substrate Translocation: Structure and Mechanism of the Arabidopsis CDC48 UnfoldaseBrandon Zahodnik-Huntington
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MS Thesis Defense
Spatial Variability of Soil Organic Carbon in Eastern Province Mangroves, Saudi ArabiaHassan Alkhunaizi
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PhD Dissertation Defense
CubeSat-Based Hyperspectral Sensing for Enhanced Earth ObservationVictor Daniel Angulo Morales
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