Is ozone pollution harming unborn children?
Interdisciplinary research documents a link between prenatal exposures in Utah and increased risk of intellectual disability.
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Tailocins: The next generation of antibiotics could come from viruses that infect bacteria
Basic science is paving the way for novel solutions to global challenges, like antibiotic resistance.
Read MoreThe enigmatic origins of high energy cosmic rays
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Expansion of Telescope Array in Utah’s West Desert will yield more clues about these mysterious particles that carry far more energy than an Earth-bound accelerator can deliver.
Read MoreAI: Friend and foe to the environment
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AI’s impacts on the environment, dangers of AI-generated and -amplified misinformation and using AI for wildfire forecasting were discussed at the One-U Responsible AI Initiative symposium.
Read MoreDiscovering the traits of extinct birds
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Analysis by U biologists found birds endemic to islands, lacking flight, with large bodies and pointy wings are the most vulnerable.
Read MorePurity at a premium in critical metals
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University of Utah researchers secure major funding to advance domestic critical metals production.
Read MoreIt might be wrecking the climate, but CO₂ is actually good for your cells
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U chemists discover how bicarbonate can protect cells from oxidative stress in a study that challenges how cell damage has been studied for decades.
Read MoreSeemingly ‘broken’ coronavirus genes may be essential for viral survival
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U geneticists are trying to find out why ‘accessory’ genes that don’t produce a working protein persist in coronavirus genome. They must be doing something vital, but what?
Read MoreBlood clot study could help astronauts—and Earthlings
Astronauts have a higher risk of blood clots. To learn why, scientists are sending blood cells to the International Space Station.
Read MoreWomen veterans weathered pandemic lockdowns better than men
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U economists uncover trend among veterans that runs counter to general population where women see greater job setbacks during recessions.
Read MoreU partners with Sandia National Laboratories
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The U and Sandia will look to develop collaborations in various technical areas which could lead to the development of funded programs.
Read MoreThe Bomb Hunters
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How Wayne Johnson’s combat experience clearing IEDs in Afghanistan guided his career as a researcher in the U School of Business.
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