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Human Trials Begin for a Low-Cost COVID-19 Vaccine to Extend Global Access
A COVID-19 vaccine in human trials in Vietnam, Thailand and Brazil, holds promise for affordable vaccine manufacturing in countries currently dependent on imported vaccines.
Two Postdocs Receive Fellowships to Study Extrasolar Planets
Brianna Lacy and Yifan Zhou have received a fellowship that will give them the support to conduct research on exoplanets.
Integrative Biology Professor Wins Early Career Award for Contributions to Ecology
Caroline Farrior has been awarded for her research on forest ecosystem dynamics through mathematical modeling.
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Twin Study Shows Why Physical Punishment Leads to Child Behavior Problems
Harsh parenting practices, not genetics, are linked to higher levels of behavior problems in children, according to a new study.
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Accurately Editing Genes in Living Cells Means Grappling with Knots in DNA
Gene editing inside living cells could become more effective and accurate after researchers unveiled how inner workings can help or hinder the process.
New Study Shows How Deep-learning Technology Can Improve Brain Imaging
The technology can be used to train computers to increase the resolution of low-quality cellular and tissue images acquired on point-scanning systems, such as MRI
Do Sick Animals Socially Distance?
According to a new review in the journal Science, when highly social animals — such as ants, mice and bats — get sick, their social interactions change...
Department of Molecular Biosciences
Finkelstein Receives Welch Foundation’s Norman Hackerman Award
The Welch Foundation announced that Ilya J. Finkelstein who has been researching the coronavirus and the gene-editing tool CRISPR, will receive the 2021 Norman Hackerman Award...
Texas Scientist
AI’s Inflection Point
Artificial intelligence research and education at UT Austin are taking off
