The Manufacturing and Sterilization for COVID-19 (MASC) Initiative has more than 350 members from across the University.
COVID-19 response at Penn State propelled by interdisciplinary connections
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New decontamination protocol permits reuse of N95 respirators
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A new protocol uses aerosolized hydrogen peroxide to decontaminate N95 respirators for reuse.
Iron deficiency in corals?
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When iron is limited, the microalgae that live within coral cells change how they take in other trace metals.
Joyce Jose awarded funding to search for antiviral and vaccine targets in SARS-Cov-2
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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.