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Oct 14, 2013
Kateryna Makova honored as Penn State's Francis R. Pentz and Helen M. Pentz Professor of Science
Huck Institutes affiliate Kateryna Makova, a professor of biology at Penn State, has been honored by the University's Eberly College of Science by being appointed the Francis R. and Helen M. Pentz Professor of Science.
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Sep 30, 2013
Caribou may be indirectly affected by sea-ice loss in the Arctic
Melting sea ice in the Arctic may be leading, indirectly, to fewer caribou calf births and higher calf mortality in Greenland, according to Penn State scientists led by Huck Institutes affiliate Eric Post.
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Sep 26, 2013
Adjusting bacteria in intestines may lead to obesity treatments
A drug that appears to target specific intestinal bacteria in the guts of mice may create a chain reaction that could eventually lead to new treatments for obesity and diabetes in humans, according to a team of researchers that includes Huck Institutes affiliate Andrew Patterson.
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Sep 26, 2013
Grad researcher investigates the role of specialized bone marrow cells
NIH Bridge Program scholar and Huck Institutes graduate student Walter Jackson III aims to slow bone metastasis.
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Sep 26, 2013
Scientists discover the origins of genomic "dark matter"
A duo of Penn State scientists that includes Huck Institutes affiliate B. Franklin Pugh has achieved a major milestone in understanding how genomic "dark matter" originates.
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Sep 19, 2013
Transplanting fat may be effective treatment for metabolic disease
Transplanting fat may treat such inherited metabolic diseases as maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) by helping the body process the essential amino acids that these patients cannot, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers including Huck Institutes affiliate Christopher Lynch.
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Sep 19, 2013
Marylyn Ritchie honored as an invited Kavli fellow for the third year in a row
Marylyn Ritchie, an associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, and the director of the Center for Systems Genomics at Penn State, has been selected as a 2013 Kavli fellow and has been invited to serve as a member of the organizing committee for the Kavli Frontiers of Science symposium. This is the third time Ritchie has received Kavli honors.
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Sep 12, 2013
Genome of elastomeric materials creates novel materials
A wide range of biologically inspired materials may now be possible by combining protein studies, materials science, and RNA sequencing, according to an international team of researchers that includes Huck Institutes affiliate Melik Demirel.
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Sep 12, 2013
Researchers discover rare fossil ape cranium in China
In an extremely rare find, researchers including Huck Institutes affiliate Nina Jablonski have discovered the juvenile cranium of a fossil ape from Shuitangba, a Miocene site in Yunnan Province, China.
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Sep 03, 2013
Microencapsulation produces uniform drug release vehicle
Consistently uniform, easily manufactured microcapsules containing a brain cancer drug may simplify treatment and provide more tightly controlled therapy, according to Penn State researchers including Huck Institutes affiliate Mohammad Abidian.
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