THE LATEST RESEARCH NEWS

15 December, 2022

Nature journal features KAUST alumnus Bennett-Smith’s winning shot

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14 December, 2022

DNA replication in humans proves slow off the mark

Textbook model of lagging-strand synthesis may be too simplistic for human DNA.

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14 December, 2022

Gene detectives solve disease mysteries

Researchers are diagnosing many rare genetic conditions by applying the latest AI methods combined with machine learning.

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11 December, 2022

Bese Deans Student Awards 2022 Dinner

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11 December, 2022

Northern Red Sea reefs resist bleaching in warming seas

While corals die out worldwide, resistant reefs in the northern Red Sea could endure a dire global warming scenario.

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08 December, 2022

Leena Ali Ibrahim appointed "Next Generation Leader" by Allen Institute

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08 December, 2022

Explaining the DNA repair mechanism

Better understanding of the mechanisms involved in DNA repair may pave the way for developing inhibitors to improve the effectiveness of radiation therapy.

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04 December, 2022

Professor Sahika Inal has been selected as the winner of the Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship 2022.

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04 December, 2022

A master regulator of plant immunity

Stress-response protein promotes the accumulation of metabolites that help anti-pathogen defenses.

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01 December, 2022

NEW BOOK: Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration in the Omics Age

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01 December, 2022

BESE faculty among Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list for 2022

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27 November, 2022

Bioreactor keeps cell culture conditions under control

Laboratory parameters maintained at physiologically relevant levels allow for more robust experiments with human cells.

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21 November, 2022

Cryptic drug-binding sites discovered in the dance

Studying the molecular motion of proteins reveals previously unseen binding sites that could be targeted by new drug candidate molecules.

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17 November, 2022

Biomedical Engineering student Elisa Grassi wins gold medal in the Saudi Games Triathlon

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02 November, 2022

Plant hormones to help prevent Striga invasion

Crop resistance to a significant parasitic plant could be increased through gene editing or chemical treatment.

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18 October, 2022

Bacterial quorum quenched by bacterial enzyme

An enzyme from a Red Sea bacterium suppresses the formation of a slimy biofilm that helps propagate hospital-acquired infections.

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16 October, 2022

Zinc enhances albumin’s protective role against Parkinson's disease

Revealing zinc’s interaction with a critical transport protein underscores the need to study biological pathways under physiologically relevant conditions.

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09 October, 2022

Complex regulation controls mediator of cancer growth

Elaborate interaction discovered between epigenetic regulatory protein and its activating lipid partner.

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04 October, 2022

Finding an RNA target and tool to fight premature aging

Blocking the overexpression of specific repeat RNA sequences could prove promising for the treatment of premature aging syndromes.

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02 October, 2022

Going to extremes to tackle oil contamination

Heat-loving bacteria from an Antarctic volcano could help degrade and clean up oil in the world’s coldest continent and beyond.

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