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Joseph Cotruvo Jr., associate professor of chemistry at Penn State, holds a sample of a clay containing rare earths. His lab and their collaborators have previously developed a process to use a natural protein discovered by his group to recover rare earths from these types of sources. In a recent study, the team focused on separation of rare earths and discovered a new protein that can sort one rare earth from another. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

May 31, 2023

A protein mines, sorts rare earths better than humans, paving way for green tech

Rare earth elements, like neodymium and dysprosium, are a critical component to almost all modern technologies, from smartphones to hard drives, but they are notoriously hard to separate from the Earth’s crust and from one another.

 Penn State researchers developed a low-cost approach to design and develop sensors for human biomarkers, including for the monomeric C-reactive protein, illustrated here. This protein is involved in chronic inflammatory conditions such as heart disease and arthritis. Credit: Wirestock/iStock. All Rights Reserved.

May 31, 2023

Penn State engineers report low-cost human biomarker sensor designs

Penn State researchers have developed a low-cost, RNA-based technology to detect and measure biomarkers, which can help decode the body’s physiology.

 A new study provides insight into how a long string of connected proteins called a polyprotein in the SARS-CoV-2 virus is cleaved apart by a protease called Mpro, an important step during virus replication. Using an imaging technique called cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), the research team proposes that the stepwise cleavage process is dictated by the polyprotein's structure. Top left: Cryo-EM image of the Mpro and polyprotein complex (greyscale, particles of the complex are indicated by green circles). Top middle and right: 2D-class averages of the complex. Bottom: Cryo-EM density map of the complex (gray transparent) shows the densities of the polyprotein (dashed oval) outside from the recognition site binding Mpro (green and cyan). Credit: Murakami Laboratory / Penn State. Creative Commons

May 30, 2023

Essential process for SARS-CoV-2 viral replication visualized

During the replication of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a long string of connected proteins is cleaved apart into individual proteins.

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Joseph Cotruvo Jr., associate professor of chemistry at Penn State, holds a sample of a clay containing rare earths. His lab and their collaborators have previously developed a process to use a natural protein discovered by his group to recover rare earths from these types of sources. In a recent study, the team focused on separation of rare earths and discovered a new protein that can sort one rare earth from another. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

May 31, 2023

A protein mines, sorts rare earths better than humans, paving way for green tech

Rare earth elements, like neodymium and dysprosium, are a critical component to almost all modern technologies, from smartphones to hard drives, but they are notoriously hard to separate from the Earth’s crust and from one another.

 Penn State researchers developed a low-cost approach to design and develop sensors for human biomarkers, including for the monomeric C-reactive protein, illustrated here. This protein is involved in chronic inflammatory conditions such as heart disease and arthritis. Credit: Wirestock/iStock. All Rights Reserved.

May 31, 2023

Penn State engineers report low-cost human biomarker sensor designs

Penn State researchers have developed a low-cost, RNA-based technology to detect and measure biomarkers, which can help decode the body’s physiology.

 A new study provides insight into how a long string of connected proteins called a polyprotein in the SARS-CoV-2 virus is cleaved apart by a protease called Mpro, an important step during virus replication. Using an imaging technique called cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), the research team proposes that the stepwise cleavage process is dictated by the polyprotein's structure. Top left: Cryo-EM image of the Mpro and polyprotein complex (greyscale, particles of the complex are indicated by green circles). Top middle and right: 2D-class averages of the complex. Bottom: Cryo-EM density map of the complex (gray transparent) shows the densities of the polyprotein (dashed oval) outside from the recognition site binding Mpro (green and cyan). Credit: Murakami Laboratory / Penn State. Creative Commons

May 30, 2023

Essential process for SARS-CoV-2 viral replication visualized

During the replication of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a long string of connected proteins is cleaved apart into individual proteins.

 From left, Yu Tai Chung, recipient of the Staff Leadership Award; Alexandria Kinder, recipient of the Staff Morale Award; Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi; Matt Jones, recipient of the Staff Excellence Award; and Terra Ingram, USAC chair. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

May 30, 2023

University Staff Advisory Council announces 2023 staff award winners 

The University Staff Advisory Council (USAC) recognized three outstanding staff members for their accomplishments and contributions to the University on May 19 in a ceremony in Old Main’s Alumni Lounge.

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