How to make a motor neuron: Mechanisms underlying direct programming of stem cells could eventually lead to cell-replacement therapies
Induced motor neurons created by direct programming from mouse embryonic stem cells. A team of scientists has analyzed the changes that take place in the cells during reprogramming, uncovering a dynamic multi-step process. Credit: Esteban Mazzoni, NYU
Designer mRNAs: A Radically New Approach to Optimizing Active Protein Yield
Ed O'Brien
New NSF Grant Aims to Learn More About Operator Algebras
Nate Brown, professor of mathematics
New Partnership to Discover Treatment Options for Tuberculosis
Ken Keiler with student in lab
A Tall Order: Sequencing the Giraffe Genome
Doug Cavener next to giraffe's head
Person-to-person: Yawen Guan
Yawen Guan
Tip of the Iceberg: Life as an Interdisciplinary Statistical Scientist
Murali Haran with students in office
Key regulator of bone development identified
Knocking out the Spop protein in developing mouse limb leads to brachydactyly, a shortening of the fingers and toes (left) and reduced bone density (right). Credit: Liu Laboratory, Penn State University.
Coral genomes reveal how populations rebound after environmental catastrophes
Orbicella annularis coral. One of three surviving members of genus Orbicella. Researchers used the newly sequenced genomes of these three species to reconstruct the population histories of these corals, showing that they could recover after environmental catastrophe and expand into new habitats. Credit: NOAA
"Cosmic Whistle" Packs a Surprisingly Energetic Punch
Discovery of the gamma-ray counterpart to FRB 131104, in wide-angle and zoomed-in views of Swift gamma-ray data. Credit: J. J. DeLaunay, Penn State University.
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