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Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
Magnetic Waves Create Chaos in Star-Forming Clouds
The new research sheds light on the processes that are responsible for setting the properties of stars, which in turn affects the formation of planets.
![Stars appear to form and shine brightly in a Hubble Telescope image](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/opo0932c.jpg)
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Simple Test Detects Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes, Presence of Biopesticide
A new diagnostic tool can quickly and cheaply identify whether a mosquito belongs to the species that carries dangerous diseases such as Zika virus, dengue...
![A diagnostic device labeled FRI on a lab table amid other equipment](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/mosquito-device-1200x800-c-default.jpeg)
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Making Cancer’s Metabolism More Normal Blocks Drug Resistance
A new combination of existing drug reduces the size of cancerous tumors in mice much more effectively than current treatments.
![The chemical structure of C1, a drug combining two active elements.](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/cancer-c1_700.jpeg)
Fighting Hepatitis C Virus, Using Clues from What Killed Bevo XIV
And other adventures in animal viruses teaching us about human disease
![Image of Bevo with a handler standing beside him](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/bevo_with_zach_mafrig_20180723-163652_1.jpeg)