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Jan 09, 2024
The stories that defined 2023 for the One Health Microbiome Center
A list of the top 10 most popular Penn State News articles about the One Health Microbiome Center
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Dec 13, 2023
Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Day Sheds Light on Crucial Health Challenge
On November 30, the One Health Microbiome Center brought together a multidisciplinary group of clinicians, experts, and researchers to discuss the issue of antimicrobial resistance, a major public health challenge.
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Dec 08, 2023
Penn State researchers propose a path to authenticate the Microbiome Sciences
Penn State's One Health Microbiome Center is taking a lead role in the promotion of Microbiome Sciences as an autonomous discipline, publishing an editorial in the latest issue of PLOS Biology.
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Dec 07, 2023
Penn State researchers announce new comprehensive -Omics database
A group of Penn State scientists have announced kmerDB, an extensive catalogue of sequence information representing all domains of life.
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Dec 07, 2023
New USDA grant to support graduate reproductive microbiome training program
The USDA NIFA has awarded Penn State a five-year, $238,500 grant to establish a graduate training pipeline in reproductive microbiome research.
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Dec 04, 2023
Study of ancient British oral microbiomes reveals shift following Black Death
The Second Plague Pandemic may have led to oral microbiomes that contribute to modern-day chronic disease, according to new research
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Nov 28, 2023
College of Ag Sciences recognizes faculty, staff for research achievements
Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences lauded outstanding accomplishments in research during the 2023 Research Awards Ceremony, held Nov. 1 at the Hintz Family Alumni Center on the University Park campus.
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Nov 28, 2023
Researchers predict climate change-driven reduction in beneficial plant microbes
Bacteria that benefit plants are thought to be a critical contributor to crops and other ecosystems, but climate change may reduce their numbers, according to a new study by an international team of researchers. They published their findings in Nature Food.
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Oct 30, 2023
Plant pathologist to research plant diseases in organic vegetables
Sharifa Crandall will use a $800,000 grant from the USDA’s Organic Transitions initiative to study methods to suppress soilborne pathogens in vegetable high tunnels.
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Oct 09, 2023
Podcast explores impacts of inter-species microbial interactions
Over the past two decades, scientists have discovered that all multicellular life forms on Earth, including human beings, play host to a multitude of microorganisms.
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