A fortuitous collaboration has led to the total synthesis of a recently discovered natural antibiotic. The laboratory recreation of a fungus-derived antibiotic, viridicatumtoxin B, may someday help ...

Rice University bioscientist Yousif Shamoo has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- The U.S. Army Research Laboratory, along with its partners in the ARL South region, held a summit to highlight ARL South's research partnerships and achievements over ...

These “zombie” cells are damaged yet refuse to die. Instead, they linger in the body, infect healthy cells, and can contribute to age-related decline.

To combat the rise of drug-resistant bacteria, researchers are examining how one superbug adapts to fight an antibiotic of last resort. They're hoping to find clues that can prolong the drug's ...

Iraq has between 25 and 50 percent unemployment, a dysfunctional parliament, rampant disease, an epidemic of mental illness, and sprawling slums. The killing of innocent people has become part of ...

Rice biochemist Yousif Shamoo, right, is developing a system of "evolutionary forecasting" to better understand antibiotic resistance. The NIH-funded project incorporates an innovative experimental ...

On November 19, 2018, I lost my loving Shamoo Khala; ever smiling and caring, her love was for all. By profession she was a teacher and a lecturer, but that was her passion also. Her love for teaching ...

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"Our course in Iraq has lost contact with our vital national security interests in the Middle East and beyond. The vitality of the U.S. economy and the economies of much ...