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Mar 29, 2018
Driving Discovery and Revealing Insight In Any Genome
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Mar 20, 2018
Study of climate change could lead to understanding future of infectious disease
Over the past 34 years, rainfall in Uganda has decreased by about 12 percent even though many of the global climate models predict an increase in rainfall for the area, according to an international team of researchers. Rainfall levels in Uganda impact agriculture, food security, wildlife habitats and regional economics as well as the prevalence of certain diseases.
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Mar 14, 2018
Infected 'zombie ants' face no discrimination from nest mates
Carpenter ants infected with a specialized parasitic fungus are not subjected to aggression or isolation from their nest mates
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Mar 12, 2018
Extracellular vesicles could be personalized drug delivery vehicles
Creating enough nanovesicles to inexpensively serve as a drug delivery system may be as simple as putting the cells through a sieve, according to an international team of researchers who used mouse autologous — their own — immune cells to create large amounts of fillable nanovesicles to deliver drugs to tumors in mice.
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Feb 11, 2018
Unique cohort will support student exploration of agricultural microbiomes
Faculty in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences are spearheading an initiative that will provide selected doctoral students with the opportunity for extensive study in the emerging field of agricultural microbiome research.
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Feb 06, 2018
Researcher to study the effect of exercise on breast cancer metastases
Connie Rogers, associate professor of nutrition and physiology in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at Penn State, has been awarded a scientific research grant by the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR).
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Jan 29, 2018
Pa. deer, like mammals worldwide, move less in human-modified landscapes
In the big woods of Pennsylvania's Northern Tier, the home range of the average white-tailed deer is more than twice as large as that of a deer in urban or agricultural areas of the state.
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Jan 25, 2018
Land-grant ag research and education highlighted during visit by USDA SecretaryLand-grant ag research and education highlighted during visit by USDA Secretary
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue paid a visit to Penn State's University Park campus today (Jan. 24) as part of a tour through Pennsylvania to unveil the Department of Agriculture's legislative principles as Congress prepares to enact a new five-year farm bill.
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Jan 22, 2018
3-D printing improves cell adhesion and strength of PDMS polymer
Combining two different polymer forms can switch manufacturing of silicone parts from molding, casting and spin coating of simple forms to 3-D printing of complex geometries with better mechanical characteristics and better biological adhesion, according to a team of Penn State researchers.
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Jan 14, 2018
Have RNA, will travel
Malaria parasite packs genetic material in preparation for trip from mosquitoes to humans
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