Chemists develop test to track crucial edits to RNA

Chemists develop test to track crucial edits to RNA

A team of WashU chemists led by graduate student Alex Quillin in Arts & Sciences has developed a test that makes it possible to precisely track edits in cells, an advance that could lead to a new understanding of the origins of many illnesses.
Tikhonov wins NSF CAREER award

Tikhonov wins NSF CAREER award

Mikhail Tikhonov in Arts & Sciences has won a prestigious National Science Foundation award for a project that will apply the statistical approaches of physics to the complicated world of microbial ecology.
XL-Calibur telescope launched to study black holes

XL-Calibur telescope launched to study black holes

Scientists from Washington University in St. Louis have launched a balloon-borne telescope to unlock the secrets of astrophysical black holes and neutron stars, some of the most extreme objects in the universe. XL-Calibur launched July 9.
Surprising phosphate finding in asteroid sample

Surprising phosphate finding in asteroid sample

Washington University scientists, including Kun Wang in Arts & Sciences, are part of a team that reported that near-Earth asteroid Bennu’s dust is rich in carbon and nitrogen, as well as organic compounds, all of which are essential components for life as we know it. 
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