Research Lab profile: The Fenton Group
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Fenton lab
Discovery of massive early galaxies defies prior understanding of the universe
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Six massive galaxies in the early universe discovered by a team including Penn Staters are changing understanding of the origins of galaxies

NASA’s James Webb Telescope uncovers new details in Pandora’s Cluster
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image of pandora's cluster from james webb telescope

The latest deep field image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope features new details in Pandora’s Cluster.

DNA stuck in the gears of the RNA production machine
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Cartoon of the nucleotide addition cycle of bacterial RNA polymerase, showing mechanism of transcription pausing

Penn State researchers have worked out the mechanism of transcription pausing in some bacteria using cryo-electron microscopy

Improving heart health by diversifying genetic data
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Penn State statistician Xiang Zhu studies the genetics of heart disease in diverse populations to improve heart health for everyone.

Research Lab Profile: The Freedman Group
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miriam freedman
Honey bee colony loss in the U.S. linked to mites, extreme weather, and pesticides
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gloved hands pull out hive from bee box Credit: Anete Lusina/Pexels

A new Penn State study is the first to concurrently consider a variety of potential honey bee stressors at a national scale.

Emergent behavior observed in self-interacting light
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Schematic of waveguides through glass and measured light intensity per waveguide showing fractionalization

Photons that are forced to interact with each other through waveguides demonstrate behavior evocative of the fractional quantum Hall effect

Unconventional experiments produce new nanoscale particles with big potential
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Illustration of experiments to produce novel nanoparticles

Penn State chemists produce hundreds of new nanoparticles with previously unknown features using an innovative experimental approach.

Better access to sunlight could be lifeline for corals worldwide, study finds
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A Penn State study shows that water optical quality in coral reefs is fundamental to protect coral biodiversity and prevent reef degradation

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