Former chemistry graduate student, Hayley Knox, collaborates with Penn State and Johns Hopkins researchers on a paper in Nature
Former chemistry graduate student, Hayley Knox, collaborates on paper in Nature
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New, targeted method for probing the function of 3D chromosomal structure
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A new method--chemically induced chromosomal interaction--can induce interactions in the genome to test function of 3D chromosome structure
The key to a powerful antibiotic’s formation now clear
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The enzyme tokK helps synthesize a chain of methyl groups that allows antibiotics called carbapenems to circumvent antibiotic resistance.
'The Origins of Heavy Elements’: A free public lecture on Jan. 29
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Ashley Villar will present a free public lecture titled "The Origins of Heavy Elements" at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 29nd.
Omicron genetics and early transmission patterns are characterized in new study
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A new study co-authored by Penn State biologist describes the genomic profile of Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Sloan Digital Sky Survey’s robots turn their eyes to the sky
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A new robotic system will enable the Sloan Digital Sky Survey to more efficiently map the galaxies and black holes in our galaxy.
New approach can help identify young children most at risk for obesity
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New risk scores developed by Penn State biologists could help clinicians identify young children most at risk of developing obesity.
How a cyanobacterium makes far-red light mean ‘go’
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New structures show location of changes in the photosynthetic apparatus of some cyanobacteria that allow them to grow using far-red light
Coronal rain on a cold star?
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Observations of a stellar flare with Penn State's Habitable-zone Planet Finder could be the first evidence of coronal rain on a cool M-dwarf
A Mars-sized planet orbiting extremely close to its host star
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Mars-sized object orbiting extremely closely to an M-dwarf star validated as a planet using the Penn State Habitable-zone Planet Finder