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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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Jun 18, 2015
Differential Scanning Calorimeter Updated
The automated VP Cap-DSC has undergone a complete overhaul at the factory.
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Jun 17, 2015
Returning killer T cells back to barracks could improve vaccines
Just as militaries need to have trained, experienced soldiers ready for future wars, making sure that the immune system has enough battle-ready T cells on hand is important for fast-acting, more effective vaccines, according to Penn State researchers.
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Jun 15, 2015
Mutation in zinc transport protein may inhibit successful breast-feeding
Zinc plays an important role in a woman's ability to successfully breast-feed her child, according to health researchers.
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