Properties of Unusual Virus Revealed in Research
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The researchers uncovered clues that may explain how and why a particular virus, called N4, injects an unusual substance — an RNA polymerase protein — into an E. coli bacterial cell. Credit: K.H. Choi and J.D. Hayden, Penn State
Probing Question: What is Nanotechnology?
Scientists Sequence Woolly-Mammoth Genome
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Penn State University genomicists Webb Miller and Stephan C. Schuster, in front of the Roche / 454 Life Sciences' Genome Sequencer 20 System that was used to sequence mammoth mitochondrial DNA from the hair of 10 woolly mammoths. Credit: Lynn Tomsho, Penn State
Scientists Discover New Planet Orbiting Dangerously Close to Giant Star
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An artist's impression of a red supergiant engulfing a Jupiter-like planet as it expands. Credit: NASA
Researchers Shed Light on Evolution of Gene Regulation
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The team of scientists used red blood cells from a mouse to study the mechanisms of gene regulation. The research is expected to help in the development of new therapies to treat people who suffer from sickle-cell anemia and other blood disorders. Credit: Wikipedia Commons (Public Domain)
Probing Question: What is a Molecular Clock
Global Warming Link to Amphibian Declines in Doubt
Penn State Ranked in Top 5 for Astrophysics Research
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Credit: NASA Penn State plays a major role in the design and operation of NASA's Swift satellite, which is discovering titanic explosive events billions of light-years from Earth.
Center for Nanoscale Science Receives $13.2 Million NSF Grant
Silencing a Protein Could Kill T-Cells, Reverse Leukemia
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