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Researchers Win $2 Million Grant to Develop Atomically Thin Semiconductors
Xiaoqin Elaine Li's team could help enable bendable computer screens and wearable electronics

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Chemistry in Mold Reveals Important Clue for Pharmaceuticals
In a discovery from the lab of Jessie Zhang that holds promise for future drug development, scientists have detected for the first time how nature...

The Case of the Missing Folate
Richard Finnell studies the genetic underpinnings of neural tube defects such as spina bifida.

Engineering Bacterial Communities Improves Plant Growth
University of Texas at Austin scientists say there's a simple way for home gardeners and small farmers to give plants a pesticide-free boost: by harnessing...

Three of a Kind: Triplets Tackle Pre-Health Degrees Together
Amira, Amier, and Layla Haidar plan to go into healthcare after they graduate


Visualizing Science 2015: Beautiful Images From College Research
As part of a continuing tradition, we invited faculty, staff and students in the College of Natural Sciences community to send us images this past...

Neuroscience professor wins NSF CAREER award
Laura Colgin studies the relationship between brain waves and memory during sleep.

Study Shows Common Molecular Tool Kit Organisms Share Across Tree of Life
Researchers at UT Austin discovered the assembly instructions for nearly 1,000 protein complexes shared by most kinds of animals.

Cocktail Party Effect
Your brain has to do all sorts of tricks to focus on just one voice floating in a sea of noise, including localization
