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Nov 03, 2015

Rice Research to Production short course helps young scholars advance their careers in rice science

Getting their feet wet in rice paddies, three Asia Rice Foundation USA (ARFUSA) grant winners and other scholars learn how rice is connected to the international community.

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Jul 15, 2015

Announcing Huck Dissertation Research Grant 2015 winners

The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences is pleased to announce the recipients of the Huck Dissertation Research Grants for 2015.

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Jul 13, 2015

Ningxiao Li receives Storkan-Hanes-McCaslin Foundation Award

Plant Biology PhD candidate Ningxiao Li is the recipient of a 2015/2016 Storkan-Hanes-McCaslin Foundation Award.

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May 26, 2015

Huck student helps advance breakthrough using award funds

Plant Biology doctoral candidate Bastian Minkenberg, a Huck Graduate Research Dissertation Award winner, worked to help advance the recent genome-editing breakthrough in Yinong Yang’s lab using funds from his award.

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Apr 16, 2015

Researchers discover gene that controls melting point of cocoa butter

The discovery of a gene involved in determining the melting point of cocoa butter -- a critical attribute of the substance widely used in foods and pharmaceuticals -- will likely lead to new and improved products, according to researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.

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Mar 02, 2015

Researcher develops novel strategy to improve crops and treat diseases

A novel strategy to enhance genome editing promises to increase the efficiency of making genetic improvements in a wide range of organisms, a new study suggests.

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Feb 03, 2015

Call for applications: Huck Graduate Dissertation Research Grants

The Huck Institutes are now soliciting applications for a second round of J. Lloyd Huck Dissertation Research Grants (previously known as Huck Graduate Enrichment Awards) -- giving exceptional Huck graduate students up to $5,000 to spend on their individual research projects.

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Aug 21, 2014

Hot-spring bacteria reveal ability to use far-red light for photosynthesis

Bacteria growing in near darkness use a previously unknown process for harvesting energy and producing oxygen from sunlight, a research team led by Huck Institutes faculty scientist Donald Bryant has discovered.

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Jun 30, 2014

Malaria parasite manipulates host's scent

Malaria parasites alter the chemical odor signal of their hosts to attract mosquitos and better spread their offspring, according to researchers including Mark Mescher, Consuelo De Moraes, and Andrew Read, who believe this scent change could be used as a diagnostic tool.

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Jun 17, 2014

World's cocoa crop could get a big boost from a simple, non-toxic spray

Huck scientists find Theobroma cacao trees' natural disease defense is bolstered by glycerol foliar treatment

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