Plant molecular geneticists discover, and begin to crack, the epigenetic code
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SETI Symposium at Penn State attracts experts from around the world
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The 2022 Penn State SETI Symposium brought together scientists from around the world for one of the largest gatherings of SETI researchers.

Aryl substrate reactions reveal more about the field of alkene dicarbofunctionalization
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Seed grants to fund projects that tackle huge scientific, societal challenges
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ICDS 2022 seed grant graphic

Three teams from the Penn State Eberly College of Science have received ICDS seed grants.

Bioinformatics data reduction techniques must be used with caution
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Two common tools for scaling down DNA data may have inaccuracies, according to new research by Penn State.

Heard on Campus: SETI Symposium media panel
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Media panel at Penn State SETI Symposium

Experts in the media panel at the Penn State SETI Symposim discussed rebranding SETI from the search for intelligence to technosignatures.

Penn State biologist receives NIH grant to help unlock biology of binge drinking
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Nikki Crowley, assistant professor of biology at Penn State, has been awarded $1.6M to study the neurobiology of binge alcohol drinking.

Dark matter detector completes startup operations
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The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment has completed its initial run and is now the most sensitive dark matter detector to date.

Could we eavesdrop on interstellar communications that pass through our solar system?
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illustration of communications passing through Einstein ring and aligning

A team of Penn State graduate students is looking for interstellar communication signals that might be taking advantage of the Sun.

Super-resolution imaging helps identify new proteins associated with neuronal MPS structures
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