Penn State researchers have designed a proof-of-concept therapeutic that could use the COVID-19 virus against itself.
Fighting COVID with COVID
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National Institutes of Health funds neural engineering graduate training program
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Scientists resurrect 'forgotten' genus of algae living in marine animals
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Penn State biologists resurrected the genus of algae first described in the late 1800s.
Q&A with Scott Showalter and Emery Usher
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A Q&A with Penn State chemists describes how two proteins work together turn on and off the gene that codes for insulin.
A new class of functional elements in the human genome?
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Regions of human genome that form G4 structures are more common, more stable, and show signs of natural selection
Elusive mergers of black holes with neutron stars confirmed for first time
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For the first time, a research team including Penn State astronomers have detected a collision between a black hole and a neutron star.
Weird warbler reveals genetics of its mismatched colors
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A rare warbler hybrid with mismatched color traits allowed Penn State biologists to disentangle the genetic drivers behind these traits.
Behavior limits COVID-19 spread between University and community
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The Penn State Data 4 Action Project reveals insights into behavior and the COVID-19 pandemic in Centre County.
Newly sequenced genome of extinct giant lemur sheds light on animal's biology
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Using a preserved subfossil jawbone, a Penn State biologist has sequenced the genome of an extinct species of giant lemur.
The give and take of mega-flares from stars
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Largest survey of star-forming regions using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory clarifies the relationships between star flares and planets