Joyce Jose awarded funding to search for antiviral and vaccine targets in SARS-Cov-2
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Joyce Jose
Study finds evidence for existence of elusive 'metabolon'
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For the first time, Penn State researchers have directly observed functional metabolons involved in generating purines.

Seed grants jump-start 47 interdisciplinary teams to conduct COVID-19 research
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The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences has awarded $2.25 million to 47 teams of researchers to study COVID-19.

Efforts to control livestock disease PPRV should focus on herd management style, not age
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How animals are managed, but not their age, play an important role in transmission risk of the livestock disease PPRV.

China’s control measures may have prevented 700,000 COVID-19 cases
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China’s control measures during the first 50 days of the epidemic may have delayed the spread of the virus to cities by several days.

Quantum copycat: Researchers find a new way in which bosons behave like fermions
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Researchers mobilize to study COVID-19 from multiple angles
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Penn State funds 17 research proposals, ranging from vaccine development to improved predictive modeling, with more to come.

Penn State funds first round of COVID-19 research proposals
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Penn State funds six COVID-19 research projects after rapid-fire call for proposals, with more to follow.

Developing a novel oral antibiotic to treat multidrug-resistant gonorrhea
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A team including Penn State scientists has been awarded up to $2.86M to develop a new oral antibiotic to treat multidrug-resistant gonorrhea

Improving success of giraffe translocations
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An international team including Penn State biologist Derek Lee provides new guidelines for translocating giraffes for conservation purposes.

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