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The Texas Scientist
20/20 Foresight
So what will the next 50 years bring? Absent a crystal ball, your best bet would be to ask a scientist.
New Sandboxing Approach in Web Browser Increases Security
A powerful new approach to securing web browsers, using a tool called WebAssembly, is getting its first real-world application in the Firefox browser.
UT News
Planet Finder Validates Its First Habitable-Zone Exoplanet, a Mini Neptune
Bill Cochran was a part of the research team that detected an exoplanet twice the size of Earth and possibly 12 times as massive, believed...
Department of Molecular Biosciences
Breakthrough in Coronavirus Research Results in New Map to Support Vaccine Design
Researchers from UT Austin and the National Institutes of Health have made a critical breakthrough toward developing a vaccine for COVID-19
How Chromosomes Organize and Genes Interact Needs Rethinking, Study Finds
Bacterial DNA much more twisted than originally thought.
Distant Giant Planets Form Differently than ‘Failed Stars’
A team of astronomers led by Brendan Bowler of The University of Texas at Austin has probed the formation process of giant exoplanets and brown...
UT News
Researchers Say Spread of Coronavirus Extends Far Beyond China’s Quarantine Zone
Virus likely spread beyond Wuhan before quarantines and lockdowns.
Department of Molecular Biosciences
Bacteria Engineered to Protect Bees from Pests and Pathogens
Genetically engineered strains of bacteria protect bees from mites and viruses that can lead to colony collapse.
Discovering a Genetic Mechanism that Affects Birth Defects, Some Cancers
Steven Vokes has studied the related Hedgehog signaling pathway for much of his career.
Twin Astronomer Probes ‘DNA’ of Twin Stars to Reveal Family History of Milky Way
Twin stars appear to share chemical "DNA" that could help scientists map the history of the Milky Way galaxy, according to new research by astronomer...
