Scientists Use Light to Control Proteins
Credit: Benkovic lab, Penn State The scientists attached a light-sensing protein (sensor) from oat plant to an enzyme from E. coli. When they shined white light (stimulus) on the sensor, the enzyme's acitvity increased (output).
Metal Particles That Power Themselves to Move Like Living Cells
Ayusman Sen Awarded the Medal of the Chemical Research Society of India
Penn State Receives New NASA Astrobiology Grant
Researchers Teach Computers to Search for Photos Based on Their Contents
Scientists Identify Gene that May Contribute to Improved Rice Yield
Scientists Identify Gene that May Contribute to Improved Rice Yield
Nearby Supernova Discovered, Among the Brightest Ever in X Rays
Nearby Supernova Discovered, Among the Brightest Ever in X Rays
Bryan Grenfell Wins $10 Million from Gates Foundation to Help Stop Spread of Infectious Diseases
Bryan Grenfell
Physicists Find that Size Matters When Initiating an Object's Movement Through Grains
Credit: Costantino, Penn State A drawing of the apparatus that the researchers used to measure the force required to lift glass beads from a stationary position.
"Naked-Eye" Gamma-Ray Burst Was Aimed Squarely at Earth
This artist's concept shows the "naked-eye" GRB close up. Observations suggest material shot outward in a two-component jet (white and green beams). Credit: NASA/Swift/Mary Pat Hrybyk-Keith and John Jones
Scientists Develop New Method to Investigate Origin of Life
Scientists Develop New Method to Investigate Origin of Life
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