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Texas Mathematician John Tate Wins Abel Prize, Highest Distinction in Mathematics Internationally
Mathematics

Texas Mathematician John Tate Wins Abel Prize, Highest Distinction in Mathematics Internationally

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has awarded the Abel Prize for 2010 to John Tate, professor emeritus of mathematics, for his vast and lasting impact on the theory of numbers.

Scientists Find New Genes for Cancer, Other Diseases in Plants, Yeast and Worms
College & Campus

Scientists Find New Genes for Cancer, Other Diseases in Plants, Yeast and Worms

From deep within the genomes of organisms as diverse as plants, worms and yeast, scientists have uncovered new genes responsible for causing human diseases such as cancer and deafness.

Scientists Find More Influences on Inherited Traits
Molecular Biosciences

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
College & Campus

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.
Scientist and surgeon collaborating to find better ways to prevent, treat birth defects
Human Ecology

Scientist and surgeon collaborating to find better ways to prevent, treat birth defects

John Wallingford and Tim George work at different ends of the biomedical-health-care spectrum. Wallingford is a scientist doing basic research at The University of Texas at Austin. Using frogs and mice as models, he studies how embryos develop and what can go wrong in development. George is a pediatric neuro-surgeon at Dell Children’s Medical Ce...John Wallingford and Tim George
Of Genes and Gin
Neuroscience

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
College & Campus

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. ...
One Fish, Two Fish, Five Gas Giants
College & Campus

One Fish, Two Fish, Five Gas Giants

In this inaugural installment of "Raw Science," our regular round-up of scientific papers authored by College of Natural Sciences researchers, we link to papers in the fields of marine science, molecular virology, human development, and planet detection. Building a Better Phage Biologists look for ways to improve the efficacy of phage therapy,...
A Swarm of Salmonella
Molecular Biosciences

A Swarm of Salmonella

Dr. Rasika Harshey The same kind of evolutionary mechanism that explains why people tend to cross an intersection in an orderly fashion, or why a flock of birds can turn in the air with such balletic grace, may help explain why Salmonella bacteria are able to swarm together to better resist antibiotics. That’s one of the implications of a new ...
Scientists Identify New Approaches to Treating PTSD
Neuroscience

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.