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Environment

Experience with Chernobyl disaster guides research on radio-isotopes

Galveston professor investigates how organic materials respond to potentially toxic levels of radiation
Animals

Elephants can predict rainstorms days in advance, GPS data suggest

This insight could help conservationists to better protect endangered herds from poachers
Medicine

Mobile app iCanFit is demonstrated to promote exercise in older adults

Researches design app to address common barriers, including low motivation, data tracking, social support and limited knowledge
Agriculture

New microscope is used to isolate chromosomes of key forest species

Forest industry in Texas values the loblolly pine for its abundance, rapid growth, pulpwood and lumber
Biomedical Sciences

New hope for disfiguring injuries: Foam can repair skulls, jaws, faces

Bioengineers at Texas A&M develop material that can fill gaps in damaged bone while promote bone growth
Politics

How do local elites influence voting in new democracies like Senegal?

Scholars from Bush School conduct two months of intensive fieldwork and research
Economics

Study: Consolidating Texas schools in 5 largest counties would raise costs

State-mandated research examines potential impact in Bexar, Dallas, Harris, Tarrant and Travis counties
Biology

Researchers develop novel technique to decipher ‘junk’ in human genomes

Published findings confirm non-coding part of DNA is active and its mutations lead to genetic-related diseases, such as cancer and diabetes
Agriculture

Left unchecked, virus spread by mite could devastate U.S. rose industry

USDA-funded study will identify and develop countermeasures for Phyllocoptes fructiphilus and rose rosette disease