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Mar 31, 2023
Is a little-known amino acid concentrated in mushrooms the key to healthy aging?
As people age, inflammation and oxidation can contribute to many of the diseases we associate with getting older, such as Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease.
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Mar 31, 2023
A tighter core stabilizes SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in new emergent variants
Just as a tight core is a component of good physical fitness for humans, helping to stabilize our bodies, mutations that tightened the core of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in new variants may have increased the virus’s fitness, according to new research led by Penn State scientists.
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Mar 29, 2023
The Microbiome Center announces a free bioinformatics resource for Penn State
The Penn State Microbiome Center, in coordination with the lab of Associate Professor David Koslicki, is offering access to the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) to all Penn State faculty, staff and students for free.
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Mar 27, 2023
Professor elected fellow of national medical and biological engineering society
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has elected a Penn State engineer to its College of Fellows.
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Mar 27, 2023
Penn State scientist plays key role in $46M artificial blood research program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is administering a $46.4 million, four-year research project to develop and test a whole blood product that is storable at room temperature and can be transfused to wounded soldiers in the field within 30 minutes of injury.
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Mar 27, 2023
Geography Coffee Hour talk to explore microorganisms and their impact on life
Microbes may be tiny, but they play a big role in shaping the world. Seth Bordenstein, Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Endowed Chair in Microbiome Sciences and professor of biology and entomology at Penn State, will offer insights into his research on microbiomes and their impact on the world in his talk, “Why We Look Down (To the Microbes) For Wonder, Impact and Discovery,” on March 31.
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Mar 23, 2023
Artificial intelligence models aim to forecast eviction, promote renter rights
Two artificial intelligence-driven models designed by researchers from the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology could help promote the rights of low-income renters in the United States when facing forced eviction.
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Mar 23, 2023
Study: Mapping people’s knowledge of bees may aid in pollinator conservation
U.S. college students’ knowledge of bees focuses primarily on honey bees and pollination services, according to Penn State researchers, who said findings from their recent study could help in designing campaigns to generate support for protecting threatened pollinators.
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Mar 23, 2023
Climate Solutions Symposium to take place at Penn State on May 22 and 23
Penn State will host the Climate Solutions Symposium on May 22 and 23 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.
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Mar 22, 2023
New soil sensor may improve efficiency of crop fertilization
Measuring temperature and nitrogen levels in soil is important for agriculture systems but detecting them apart from one another is difficult to do.
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