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Department of Molecular Biosciences
New Era at UT Austin Begins for Famous Long-Term Evolution Experiment
The Long-Term Evolution Experiment, one of the most famous in all of science, is now running on the University of Texas at Austin campus.
Bringing Developmental Biology to South Texas
John Wallingford has taught developmental biology to students at two of the country's most highly prestigious and competitive institutions, and now he and Rudi Bohm...
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Delays in Contact Tracing Impeded Early COVID-19 Containment, Researchers Find
Contact tracing programs that aimed to slow the spread of COVID-19 hit snags due to an average five-day delay between identifying a case and isolating...
Young Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Adults Have Worse Mental Health than Older Ones
Younger LGBQ adults are physically healthier, but have worse psychological health than older LGBQ people, study finds.
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Wide View of Early Universe Hints at Galaxy Among the Earliest Ever Detected
Two new images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope show what may be among the earliest galaxies ever observed.
Scientists Encode “Wizard of Oz” in a Vanishingly Small Plastic
Can complex data be hidden inside chemical structures?
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Scientists Hijack Bacteria To Ease Drug Manufacturing
A new biosensor technique brings us one step closer to growing our drugs.
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Virus Discovery Offers Clues About Origins of Complex Life
The first discovery of viruses infecting a group of microbes that may include the ancestors of all complex life has been found.
