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Fishes of Texas and Natural Resource Conservation

March 11, 2020 • by Gary P. Garrett, Dean A. Hendrickson, and Adam E. Cohen

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Moth Threatens Prickly Pear Cactus

March 2, 2020 • by Nicole Elmer

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The Trees of BFL: Pecans

February 17, 2020 • by Nicole Elmer

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One Plant of Thousands

February 5, 2020 • by Nicole Elmer

Department of Molecular Biosciences

Bacteria Engineered to Protect Bees from Pests and Pathogens

January 30, 2020 • by Marc Airhart

Genetically engineered strains of bacteria protect bees from mites and viruses that can lead to colony collapse.

A Varroa mite, a common pest that can weaken bees and make them more susceptible to pathogens, feeds on a honey bee.

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Mis-Stocking Mayhem: The Hunt for Invasive Gobies in the Colorado River Basin

January 27, 2020 • by Adam Zambie

Podcast

The Next 50 Years: A Global Census of Life

January 10, 2020 • by Marc Airhart

Biologist David Hillis aims to discover the 80 percent of species on Earth that scientists know nothing about in the next few decades.

A montage of beetles, leaves, butterflies and DNA

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The Texas Eight: Love ‘Em, Hate ‘Em, or Drink ‘Em

January 9, 2020 • by Nicole Elmer

Research

Scientists Identify Genes that Help Protect Plant Genomes

December 18, 2019 • by Grace Dickens

The discovery holds important implications for our understanding of age-related disorders and cancers in humans.

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Melissa Kemp Combines Art and Science in Study of Lizards

December 12, 2019 • by Cason Hunwick

Melissa Kemp, an assistant professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, studies how extinction, biological diversification and colonization are shaped by environmental upheavals.