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A New Way to Disarm Antibiotic Resistance in Deadly Bacteria

February 22, 2022 • by Marc Airhart

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Research

Unraveling How One of the Most Important Cell Types Form

February 14, 2022 • by Esther R Robards-Forbes

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Accolades

Dan Leahy Selected as Fellow of American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

February 8, 2022 • by Christine S Sinatra

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Accolades

Faculty Elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

January 26, 2022 • by Esther R Robards-Forbes

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Research

Ancient Cousins, New AI Could Reveal Clues About Causes of Birth Defects

January 11, 2022 • by Colleen Mulvihill

Editor's note: Each December, the journal Science identifies one scientific discovery as its "Breakthrough of the Year." For 2021, this recognition went to AlphaFold and RoseTTA-fold—artificial intelligence...

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Accolades

Keiko Torii Receives Asahi Prize

January 4, 2022 • by Christine S Sinatra

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Accolades

Texas Science Stories that Wowed Us in 2021

December 21, 2021 • by Esther R Robards-Forbes

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Features

Put No Effort into Teaching (and Other Advice Janice Fischer Ignored)

December 14, 2021 • by Staff Writer

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Accolades

UT Austin's McLellan Receives O'Donnell Award in Medicine

December 9, 2021 • by Staff Writer

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Research

Potential New Gene Editing Tools Uncovered

December 3, 2021 • by Marc Airhart

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