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Obesity in Pregnant Moms Linked to Lag in Their Sons’ Development and IQ
A mother’s obesity in pregnancy can affect her child’s development years down the road, according to research led by Beth Widen, who found impaired motor...
Scientists Identify Genes that Help Protect Plant Genomes
The discovery holds important implications for our understanding of age-related disorders and cancers in humans.
UT Austin Astronomer Spies Most Distant Dusty Galaxy Hidden in Plain Sight
Astronomer Caitlin Casey of The University of Texas at Austin has used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to spot the light of a massive...
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The Nurdle Patrol Wages War on Plastic Pellets, With Boost from Lawsuit Settlement
Plastic pollution has contaminated every continent on Earth, and some of the smallest plastic particles, called nurdles, are among the most insidious.
A UT Austin Spin-Out Beats the Odds, Turning Data into Knowledge
Juan Sequeda and his advisor, professor Daniel Miranker, invented a new way to transform key data into a form that is easier to analyze.
