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Turbocharging Protein Engineering with AI
Biotech advances from UT’s new Deep Proteins group are changing the game with help from artificial intelligence.
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UT Austin’s Top Research Stories of 2023
From a brain decoder to a supermassive black hole to a cancer drug advance, College of Natural Sciences researchers made breakthroughs this year.
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How to Extend the Shelf Life of Fruits and Vegetables with Science
Hong Qiao, a plant researcher, explains the science behind produce ripening, and how anyone can prolong shelf life.
![The ethylene from bananas stored together can even cause each other to ripen faster.](https://cns.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/fruits-thumbnail.jpg)
FDA-Approved RSV Vaccine Enabled by Work of UT Molecular Biologist
Every year, millions of people become sickened by RSV, and more than 100,000 die. New vaccines with a connection to UT Austin may help turn those numbers around.
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UT Austin a Key Player in Science’s Hottest Research Areas for 2023
Researchers at UT Austin are involved in some of the most exciting areas of science and driving groundbreaking discoveries and technologies that impact our world.
![Individuals looking at a display of outer space](https://cns.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/galaxies-in-color2400x1600.jpg)
Bringing Developmental Biology to South Texas
Over the last two decades, John Wallingford has taught developmental biology short courses to students at two of the country's most highly prestigious and competitive biological research institutions...
![Two undergraduate students sit on a couch next to developmental biologist John Wallingford](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/wallingford.jpeg)
Graduate Researcher Studies Cells that Fight Autoimmunity
Jayashree Srinivasan works to unlock the secrets of the immune system
![Jayashree (Jay) Srinivasan in white lab coat at her laboratory bench](https://cns.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/jay_cover_fina_20200210-180329_1.jpeg)
12 Ways Texas Science Innovators Made the Most of this Year
Here are a handful of ways that members of our science and mathematics community brandished their entrepreneurial spirit this year.
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