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Freshman Research Initiative Students Published in Nature Genetics

The groundbreaking Freshman Research Initiative (FRI) program at The University of Texas at Austin helped a pair of students put a coveted feather in their...

The fibrous roots of white Albina Vereduna beets (control plant, left) turn red when they overexpress a particular transcription factor that upregulates red betalain pigment production (right).

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Brackenridge Field Lab Shines in National Report

The site was mentioned in a report on field and marine stations from the National Academy of Sciences.

Students in a class make notes while standing with an instructor in an outdoor area.

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Alcohol Abuse Linked to Newly Identified Gene Network

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have identified a network of genes that appear to work together in determining alcohol dependence. The findings...

Sean Farris in the UT Austin VizLab standing in front of a screen showing gene networks, his arms crossed

Research

New Statistical Method Helps Reveal Timing of Key Events in Plant Evolution

Comparing plant DNA from over one hundred plant species from across the green tree of life, the scientists produced some exciting findings, including that evolution...

Micrasterias thomasiana. Image credit: UTEX Culture Collection of Algae/Ann Clemens

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Florida Lizards Evolve Rapidly, Within 15 Years and 20 Generations

Competition between brown and green anoles for the same food and space may be driving adaptations of the green anoles

A green lizard and a brown lizard

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Visualizing Science 2014: Beautiful Images From College Research

This past spring, we asked faculty, staff and students in the College of Natural Sciences community to send us images that celebrated the extraordinary beauty...

Polarized light microscopy image of a copepod

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Synthetic Molecule Makes Cancer Self-Destruct

Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and five other institutions have created a molecule that can cause cancer cells to self-destruct by ferrying...

Illustration showing how synthetic ion transporters can induce apoptosis by facilitating chloride anion transport into cells.

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Diet Affects Men's and Women's Gut Microbes Differently

The microbes living in the guts of males and females react differently to diet, even when the diets are identical, according to a study by...

Illustration by Marianna Grenadier and Jenna Luecke.

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Mutation Stops Worms From Getting Drunk

Neuroscientists at The University of Texas at Austin have generated mutant worms that do not get intoxicated by alcohol, a result that could lead to...

A visual comparison of a sober and an intoxicated worm. Image courtesy of Jon Pierce-Shimomura.

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Improved Method for Isotope Enrichment Could Secure a Vital Global Commodity

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have devised a new method for enriching a group of the world’s most expensive chemical commodities, stable...

An artist's rendering of the MAGIS Device (magnetically activated and guided isotope separation) by Marianna Grenadier.