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University of Texas at Austin Researchers Awarded $4.7 Million for Cancer Research
Grants from Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) will be used to further understand cancer biology and develop new cancer treatments.
Office Hours: Tanya Paull
We sat down with Tanya Paull to learn more about her research and its relation to tumor development.
In the Race of Life, Better an Adaptable Tortoise than a Fit Hare
When it comes to survival of the fittest, it’s sometimes better to be an adaptable tortoise than a fitness-oriented hare, researchers say.Placing Landmarks on the Genome Map
Vishy Iyer and colleagues use the power of the Ranger supercomputer and next-gen sequencers to study role of heredity in gene transcription.Plants ‘Remember’ Winter To Bloom In Spring With Help of Special Molecule
Many flowering plants bloom in bursts of color in spring after long periods of cold in the winter, and biologists have discovered how the plants know they've experienced the cold.Scientists Reveal Criminal Virus Spreaders Using Evolutionary Forensics
The source of HIV infection in two separate criminal cases in which men were convicted of intentionally infecting their female sexual partners was confirmed by David Hillis and colleagues using evolutionary forensics.
With $2.4 Million Grant, Researchers To Decode Geranium’s Evolutionary Mysteries
Botany researcher Dr. Robert Jansen and his colleagues have received a four-year, $2.4 million grant from the Plant Genome Program to investigate the genomes of the geranium plant and 15 related species.
Improving Cotton the Goal of $3.8 Million Grant to Plant Geneticist
Jeff Chen will use next-generation DNA sequencing technologies to study the genomics of fiber production in cotton with a $3.8 million grant from the NSF.
Department of Energy Fellowship Provides Support for Grad Student
College of Natural Sciences graduate student Cory Nelson has received a fellowship as part of a new U.S. Department of Energy program.
Research of Cell Movements in Developing Frogs Reveals New Twists in Human Genetic Disease
Mutations in a gene known as “Fritz” may be responsible for causing human genetic disorders such as Bardet-Biedl syndrome, University of Texas at Austin developmental biologist John Wallingford and Duke University human geneticist and cell biologist Nicholas Katsanis have found.
Biologists Use Bacteria from Hot Springs to Reveal Clues To Evolution of Early Life and To Unlock Biofuels’ Potential
A bacteria that lives in hot springs in Japan may help solve one of the mysteries of the early evolution of complex organisms, according to a study just published in PLoS Biology.
Foodie for Life
As a fourth-grader, Ryan Riddle asked his parents for a George Foreman Grill for Christmas. And that was only the beginning for Riddle, a Dean’s Scholars biochemistry major from Spring, TX. Before he got to middle school, Riddle was taking week-long cooking courses over the summer. He downloaded recipes from the internet and convinced his parents...
Swine Flu Crusaders
Kelly Broussard (left) and Sami Miller in the lab in Brownsville. When Sami Miller and Kelly Broussard decided to head down to the border last summer, they didn’t expect to end up in the middle of the global swine flu pandemic. As participants in the college’s Public Health Internship Program, they knew they’d be spending the summer at the Bro...
Where’s the Love?
Rival colonies of bacteria—even siblings—produce a lethal protein as they grow that can keep competitors at bay, scientists have found.
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