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"Epigenetics" drives phenotype?
Researchers have identified a possible mechanism by which DNA regions that don't encode proteins can still determine phenotypic traits such as a person's height or susceptibility to a particular disease, researchers report online in Science today. Read more.Scientists Find More Influences on Inherited Traits
Researchers have looked deeper into the makeup of DNA to get clues about why people might have different colors of hair or eyes, why some are taller or heavier and why some are more susceptible to certain diseases.
All Tied Up
Knots have appeared everywhere, from art, literature and religion to seafaring. Adams will discuss their past history as well as their future, with emphasis on the role they play in mathematics and the applications of that role to DNA and synthetic chemistry.How Privacy Vanishes Online
If a stranger came up to you on the street, would you give him your name, Social Security number and e-mail address? Prof. Vitaly Shmatikov's research featured in this story on privacy.Of Genes and Gin
The day may not be far off when a routine blood test at the doctor's office will be able to detect not only whether you suffer from heart disease or diabetes, but also whether you suffer from an addiction to alcohol.Norm Hackerman Building: Progress
The live oak trees that once lined 24th Street in front of the Experimental Sciences Building have been moved into their new positions in front of the Norman Hackerman Building (NHB). The trees were kept in a make-shift nursery for over a year in front of Patterson Hall. The outer shell of the NHB is almost complete. The building has taken shape. ...Seton, UT lay foundations for Austin medical school
An April open house will mark the official launch of the Dell Pediatric Research Institute...with a total projected capacity of 28 senior faculty members, is the first of several planned UT Austin research institutes on 30 acres of land at Mueller. Read the full story.
Scientists Identify New Approaches to Treating PTSD
Drugs known as HDAC inhibitors may prove useful in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a study conducted by faculty at The University of Texas at Austin’s Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research.
Galaxy & Star Formation
In these two short videos, astronomer Volker Bromm describes simulations he created of galaxy and star formation in the early universe. These kinds of simulations require months of data crunching at the University of Texas at Austin’s Texas Advanced Computing Center, and they help NASA scientists as they prepare new telescopes – like the James Webb...Read It Now
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