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Sep 02, 2015
Water heals a bioplastic
A drop of water self-heals a multiphase polymer derived from the genetic code of squid ring teeth, which may someday extend the life of medical implants, fiber-optic cables and other hard to repair in place objects, according to an international team of researchers.
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Sep 01, 2015
Macromolecular X-ray Crystallography and Automated Biological Calorimetry Facilities Newsletter Summer 2015
Auto-ITC 200 gets a system upgrade VP-Cap DSC has a new heater Next free training sessions for auto ITC, DSC and CD is scheduled for Sept. 24, 2015
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Aug 26, 2015
Facilities and Equipment description - NSF format
Looking for a description of all of the equipment and services available through the Huck Core Facilities? Look no further. Please feel free to edit and incorporate this information into your own grant proposals.
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Jul 30, 2015
On-chip processor is first step in point-of-care asthma and tuberculosis diagnostics
A device to mix liquids using ultrasonics is the first and most difficult component in a miniaturized system for low-cost analysis of sputum from patients with pulmonary diseases such as tuberculosis and asthma.
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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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Jul 08, 2015
Yang to serve as member of National Institutes of Health study section
Jian Yang, professor of biomedical engineering at Penn State, has accepted an invitation to serve as a member of the Biomaterials and Biointerfaces (BMBI) Study Section for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Scientific Review.
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Jul 02, 2015
How the mammoth got its wool: Scientists find gene variants involved
By comparing DNA recovered from two woolly mammoths with that from three modern-day Asian elephants, a team of scientists identified genetic variations unique to the mammoths that appear to be related to the mammoths' ability to survive in harsh arctic conditions.
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Jun 18, 2015
Marylyn Ritchie appointed Paul Berg Professor
Marylyn Ritchie, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, and the director of the Center for Systems Genomics at Penn State, has been named the Paul Berg Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
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Jun 18, 2015
Song Tan awarded Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievement
Song Tan, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State, has been selected to receive the 2015 Penn State Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Life and Health Sciences.
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