Genetic Engineering and Directed Evolution Improve Stability of Therapeutic Proteins

Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin say they have developed a new technique to make therapeutic proteins more stable. They believe their advance will improve the drugs' effectiveness and convenience, leading to smaller and less frequent doses of medicine, lower healthcare costs, and fewer side effects for patients with cancer and other diseases.Their study (“ Custom Selenoprotein Production Enabled by Laboratory Evolution of Recoded Bacterial Strains ”) appears in&nb