Russell E. Marker Lectures in the Statistical Sciences set for October 5 and 6
Jianqing Fan
Pollard Lecture Set for September 28
Richard Henderson
$4.92M gift to Penn State for new industrial biotechnology center
A rendering of the proposed Shared Fermentation Facility lab.
Bryant receives D.C. White Research and Mentoring Award from the American Society for Microbiology
Don Bryant
NASA selects Arcus for Phase A studies
An artist's rendering showing the Arcus telescope, a proposed X-ray mission concept that has been selected for a Phase A study as part of the $250 million NASA Medium-Class Explorer (MIDEX) program. Credit: SAO/Orbital ATK
New Gravitational-Wave Data Analysis Now Underway
This artist's conception shows two merging black holes similar to those detected by LIGO. Image: LIGO/Caltech/MIT/Sonoma State (Aurore Simonnet)
Out through the window: Crystal structure reveals details of nonstandard RNA transcription
Schematic of alternative pathways for transcription elongation complex formation. During canonical transcription (left) the growing strand of RNA extends toward the RNA exit channel of RNA polymerase. New, high-resolution crystal structure determined in this study shows that during reiterative transcription (right) the RNA extends toward the main channel of RNA polymerase. Credit: Murakami laboratory, Penn State
Viruses up their game in arms race with immune system
European rabbit in Australia. The myxoma virus was introduced to control the population of rabbits in Australia in 1950, initiating an evolutionary arms race between the virus and the rabbit's immune system. Credit: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0
New, more sensitive sensor for evaluating drug safety
Image of cells expressing the AgHalo sensor before (left) and after (right) cellular stress. The AgHalo sensor is turned on when misfolded proteins begin to aggregate and provides a quantitative measure of cellular stress that can be used to evaluate drug safety. Credit: Yu Liu, Penn State University
Antibodies may reveal timing of previous influenza infection
Graduate students Nguyen Ha Thao Vy (left) and Tran Thi Nhu Thao of the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, perform protein microarray analysis to identify influenza antibodies in human blood. New research reveals that these antibodies may provide insight into the timing of previous H1N1 influenza infections. Credit: Oxford University Clinical Research Unit
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