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Jul 06, 2016
New clues could help scientists harness the power of photosynthesis
Identification of a gene needed to expand light harvesting in photosynthesis into the far-red-light spectrum provides clues to the development of oxygen-producing photosynthesis, an evolutionary advance that changed the history of life on Earth.
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Jun 27, 2016
Penn State, TB Alliance, and GSK partner to discover new treatments for TB
A new collaboration between TB Alliance, GSK, and scientists in the Eberly College of Science seeks to find new small molecules that can be used to create antibiotics in the fight against tuberculosis (TB).
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Jun 27, 2016
Picky eaters: Bumble bees prefer plants with nutrient-rich pollen
Bumble bees have discriminating palettes when it comes to their pollen meals, according to researchers at Penn State.
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Jun 27, 2016
3D printing produces cartilage from strands of bioink
Strands of cow cartilage substitute for ink in a 3D bioprinting process that may one day create cartilage patches for worn out joints, according to a team of engineers.
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Jun 27, 2016
Lila Rieber receives the National Science Foundation's 2016 Graduate Research Fellowship
Lila Rieber, a Ph.D. student in the MCIBS Bioinformatics & Genomics program in the Eberly College of Science, has been awarded the National Science Foundation's 2016 Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF-GRFP).
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Jun 22, 2016
Shashikant appointed assistant director
The leadership team of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences is pleased to announce that Dr. Cooduvalli (“Shashiâ€) Shashikant has been appointed an assistant director in the Huck Institutes.
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Jun 21, 2016
Peters receives inaugural Huck Award for Outstanding Achievements in Life Sciences Research
Dr. Jeffrey Peters, Distinguished Professor of Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis at Penn State, has been given the first-ever Huck Award for Outstanding Achievements in Life Sciences Research.
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Jun 20, 2016
Invasive species could cause billions in damages to agriculture
Invasive insects and pathogens could be a multi-billion-dollar threat to global agriculture and developing countries may be the biggest target, according to a team of international researchers.
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Jun 14, 2016
Thirty years of research supports cacao farmers, chocolate industry
The 30th anniversary of the Endowed Program in the Molecular Biology of Cocoa -- Penn State's first fully endowed research program -- was celebrated May 31-June 3 on the University Park campus during a symposium titled, "Frontiers in Science and Technology for Cacao Quality, Productivity and Sustainability."
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Jun 12, 2016
Researchers to study how microbes become 'fungi in ant's clothing'
A pair of grants worth more than $2 million will enable Penn State researchers to study how microbial parasites control the behaviors and characteristics of their animal hosts.
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