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Evolution Inspires Anthrax Cure
Scientists borrowed tricks from evolution to develop the world's first treatment for late stage inhalation anthrax.
![Soldier wearing uniform, helmet and gas mask](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/mask2400x1350.jpg)
New Faculty, New Technology to Strengthen Disease Research at UT Austin
Cryo-EM allows scientists to see with higher resolution than ever before a host of biological processes and conditions, including DNA repair, cancer and infectious disease.
![A man sits in front of a large microscope](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/taylor2400x1350.jpg)
New Superconductor Could Pave Way to Practical Quantum Computers
New Superconductor Could Pave Way to Practical Quantum Computers
![Artist’s conception of a Majorana fermion floating at the surface of the Fermi sea](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/majorana-2400x1600.jpg)
Chemists Garner New Insights into Protein Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease
A mutation in a normal protein can create amyloid β, a key contributor to Alzheimer's disease, researchers have found.
![Amyloid plaques in a brain tissue sample](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/10130_lores-cropped.jpeg)
The Last First Planetary Mission
University of Texas at Austin alumnus Alan Stern describes the challenges, and the joys, of the last first mission to a planet.
![Artist's illustration of a spacecraft flying past a planet](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/newhorizons_at_pluto-artist_2400x1350.jpg)
Q&A with Peter Stone: Where is Artificial Intelligence Headed?
A new study looks at how specialized applications of AI might affect life in a typical North American city by the year 2030.
![A man leans against a desk beside a robotic arm](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/stone_2400x1350.jpg)
Experts Forecast the Changes Artificial Intelligence Could Bring by 2030
Academic and industrial thinkers look ahead to 2030 to forecast how advances in AI might affect life in a typical North American city.
![A new study, titled “Artificial Intelligence and Life in 2030,” looks at the likely effects of AI technologies on urban life.](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/ai100_robot-concept700.jpeg)
A Peek Into the Minds of Award-Winning Educators
The College of Natural Sciences is currently celebrating Discovery Education Week to promote and discuss science education throughout the college.
![Fatima Fakhreddine, Calvin Lin and Theresa O'Halloran](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/coverfatimacalvinterry-700.jpg)
Some Bacteria Have Lived in the Human Gut Since Before We Were Human
New study suggests that evolution plays a larger role than previously known in people's intestinal-microbe makeup.
![Illustration of green and purple microbes enlarged under a microscope](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/gut-microbes-luecke_2400x1350.jpg)
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Scientists Glimpse Inner Workings of Atomically Thin Transistors
Research led by Keji Lai used a microwave microcope to see inside of a transistor so thin it is essentially two-dimensional.
![A chip with transistors](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/b2ap3_large_schematic-cs.png)