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May 21, 2015
Chronic illness causes less harm when carnivores cooperate
Gray wolves in Yellowstone National Park have given researchers the first scientific evidence from wild mammals that living in a group can lessen the impacts of a chronic disease.
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May 12, 2015
Study shows how E. Coli thrive in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
The survival and proliferation of usually harmless Escherichia coli in the gut of inflammatory bowel disease patients may now be better understood, as researchers have defined a fundamental mechanism through which the bacteria can thrive during flare-ups.
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May 11, 2015
Mallouk elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences
Thomas Mallouk, Evan Pugh Professor of Chemistry, Physics, and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Penn State University, has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Election to membership in the academy is one of the highest honors accorded to U.S. scientists or engineers by their peers.
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Apr 30, 2015
Andrew Read elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
Penn State Evan Pugh Professor Andrew Read – Director of the Huck Institutes' Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics – has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
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Apr 28, 2015
Announcing the 27th Annual Conference of the North American Biotechnology Council (NABC)
Announcing the 27th Annual Conference of the North American Biotechnology Council (NABC): "Stewardship for the Sustainability of Genetically Engineered Crops: The Way Forward in Pest Management, Coexistence, and Trade"
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Apr 28, 2015
Jablonski elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Huck Associate Director Nina Jablonski has been elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Apr 16, 2015
Mother's diet influences weight-control neurocircuits in offspring
Maternal diet during pregnancy and lactation may prime offspring for weight gain and obesity later in life, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers, who looked at rats whose mothers consumed a high-fat diet and found that the offsprings' feeding controls and feelings of fullness did not function normally.
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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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Apr 16, 2015
Ecology Institute announces request for proposals
The Ecology Institute has established a modest funding program to strengthen basic and applied ecological research and to foster new collaborations across the Penn State community. Submission deadline is June 1, 2015.
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Apr 14, 2015
Dream to provide science supplies in Africa wins $7,500 Ag Springboard top prize
Bridge the GapSci -- a nonprofit venture by Huck graduate students Kerry Belton (Molecular Toxicology), Jamaal James (Molecular Medicine), Shawntawnee Collins (Immunology and Infectious Disease), Sarah Owusu (Physiology), and Josephine Garban (Molecular Medicine) -- won the $7,500 grand prize in the Ag Springboard student business pitch competition.
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