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Sociable Chimps Harbor Richer Gut Microbiomes

Spending time in close contact with others often means risking catching germs and getting sick. But being sociable may also help transmit beneficial microbes, finds a new study.
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Scientists Discover How We Play Memories in Fast Forward

New research shows how we use a special brain wave frequency when we think about past or future events to play them in fast forward. The breakthrough has implications for Alzheimer’s disease and other disorders.
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Weight Loss Programs Tailored to a Person’s Genome May Be Coming Soon

The next big advance in weight loss might be to use an individual’s genetic data to customize diets and physical activity plans, an approach known as “precision weight loss.”
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Year in Review: Top Research News

The media highlighted scores of research stories from UT Austin in 2015. Here are 10 of the stories that got the widest media coverage.
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Three UT Austin Professors Named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

George Georgiou, Thomas Milner and Jonathan L. Sessler, professors at The University of Texas at Austin, have been named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
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Some Prairie Vole Brains Are Better Wired for Sexual Fidelity

Researchers have found that natural selection drives some male prairie voles to be fully monogamous and others to seek more partners.
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Nature, Not Humans, Has Greater Influence on Water in the Colorado River Basin

Researchers have found that the water supply of the Colorado River basin, a vital source of water in the Southwest, is influenced more by wet-dry periods than by human use, which has been stable during past decades.
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How Speakers Handle Questions During Presentations is Just as Important as Delivery, Study Shows

Professor John Daly in the Department of Communication Studies has published new research that explores public speaking and how speakers handle objections and questions after their presentations.
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Five States to Join Math Project for College Students

Five states will develop state mathematics task forces and work to improve college student success in a three-year Dana Center project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Texas Engineers Develop Potential Treatment for Whooping Cough

Texas Engineers are making progress on a potential Whooping Cough treatment for vulnerable infants.
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Nuclear Waste Storage Sites in Rock Salt May be More Vulnerable Than Previously Thought

Research from UT Austin shows that rock salt, used by Germany and the US as a subsurface container for radioactive waste, might not be as impermeable as thought or as capable of isolating nuclear waste from groundwater in the event that a capsule or storage vessel failed.
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How Do You Understand Infinity? Ask a Supercomputer

What do gene sequencing, biofuel production, and the origins of the universe have in common? They’re all powered by the TACC.