News: Integrative Biology
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Invasive Cactus Moth Likely to Spread and Destroy Native Prickly Pear
A tiny invasive insect has the potential to cause huge ecological and agricultural damage in Texas and beyond.

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Two Pesticides Approved for Use in U.S. Found to Harm Bees
Pesticides were found to kill some bees and damage the health of others.

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New Dashboards Launched to Track COVID-19 Across Texas Communities
Sites use hospitalization data and more to predict how the pandemic is progressing in 22 different areas across Texas.

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Hunting for a Better Biofuel Is Scope of New UT Austin-Led Research
How to make humble switchgrass into a biofuel powerhouse.

Ask the COVID-19 Experts
An epidemiologist and two molecular bioscientists get to the bottom of your burning COVID-19 questions.

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Early Spread of COVID-19 Appears Far Greater Than Initially Reported
Thousands of patients who thought they had the flu actually had COVID-19 and spread it in the early days of the pandemic.

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New Tool to Guide Decisions on Social Distancing Uses Hospital Data and Emphasizes Protecting the Vulnerable
Epidemiologists develop framework to help policymakers determine which data to track and when to take action to protect their communities.

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Power of DNA to Store Information Gets an Upgrade
Researchers stored a copy of the Wizard of Oz - in Esperanto - in DNA using a revolutionary new technique.

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COVID-19 Drug Development Could Benefit from Approach Used Against Flu
A new study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin has found that some antivirals are useful for more than helping sick people...

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For Each Day’s Delay in Social Distancing, a COVID-19 Outbreak Lasts Days Longer
Every day a city delayed social distancing increased an outbreak by 2.4 days.
