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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
Anthropology

The cargo of the Gagliana Grossa: silk, jewels and some amazing stories

Built in 16th century Venice, seized by the Ottoman Empire, sold to a merchant and loaded with expensive goods, then swallowed by a storm off Croatia
Agriculture

Rapid population growth threatens stability of state’s rural economy

Texas lost nearly 1.1 million acres of privately owned farms, ranches and forests from 1997 to 2012, researcher says

Nutrition models may help producers to reduce impact on environment

System sets a complete ration for each animal and estimates a date to reach the target USDA grade