<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/innovation/news/stories/2024/03282024-molecular-mask.php" dsn="news"><featured/><top-stories/><pubDate>07/05/2024 10:05:27 AM</pubDate><title>UH Researchers’ 'Molecular Mask' Offers a New Hope in Fighting Infectious Diseases</title><subtitle/><description>A pair of University of Houston professors are working to prove that innovation and science are the most valuable allies in the battle against disease, and their latest development has resulted in a compound that may be a pivotal tool for a brighter, safer and healthier future.</description><author>Luke Rucker - Communications Intern, UH Technology Bridge</author><author-email/><author-phone/><image><img src="/innovation/news/_images/gomika-pic-2.jpg" alt="Gomika"/></image><categories>Technology,Startups &amp; Entrepreneurship</categories></item>