Nobel in Chemistry Awarded to Scientists Who Study DNA
Three scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discoveries about how cells repair their DNA. Full Story
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Madlin Mekelburg
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Madlin Mekelburg was a reporting fellow for the Tribune in 2015 and 2016. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied journalism and French. Madlin previously worked at the Houston Chronicle as both a metro intern in Houston and as an intern in their Austin bureau covering the Texas Legislature.
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New North Texas ACO Unites Patients, Doctors and Payers
UT Southwestern’s Clinical Affiliated Physicians Group and Genesis Accountable Care Physician Network have partnered to create an accountable care organization that will cover a 400-mile area in North Texas. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 9, 2015
The former Democratic gubernatorial candidate confirms that she's working on a pilot for a show that would be loosely based on her life. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 8, 2015
Some members of the State Board of Education are suggesting that reaction was overblown to a caption in a social studies textbook that described Africans caught in the Atlantic slave trade as "workers." Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 7, 2015
The Tribune's latest investigative project — a documentary-style series called "God & Governing" — kicks off this morning with a focus on the role of religious beliefs on state lawmakers. Full Story
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The Bookshelf: Oct. 7, 2015
In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights A River Runs Again. Full Story
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The Q&A: Richard Seline
In this week's Q&A, we interview Richard Seline, the executive director and senior advisor at AccelerateH2O. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 6, 2015
A new controversy has flared over a state-approved social studies textbook, this time spurred by a parent angered by the text's description of the Atlantic slave trade as something that "brought millions of workers from Africa to the southern United States." Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 5, 2015
GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz shows no hesitancy in throwing some sharp elbows at the establishment as senator but that could have consequences for his future effectiveness as senator. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 2, 2015
The head of the Health and Human Services Commission announced that he will preserve access to care even if it means the state doesn't achieve the full $100 million in budgeted savings to the program. Full Story
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