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On Twitter, Anti-Vaccination Sentiments Spread More Easily than Pro-Vaccination Sentiments
Network diagram showing connected Twitter users expressing negative (red) and positive (green) sentiments about vaccination. Credit: Salathé lab, Penn State University
Autism Linked to Increased Genetic Change in Regions of Genome Instability
These microscopic images were taken as part of research to explore rearrangements of DNA in one of the hotspots of the human genome, where deletions and duplications occur at higher rates. Photo courtesy of Betsy Hirsch/University of Minnesota and Scott Selleck/Penn State University.
Endangered Lemurs' Complete Genomes are Sequenced and Analyzed for Conservation Efforts
The aye-aye -- a type of lemur -- has a long, thin, and flexible middle finger to extract insect larvae from trees, filling the ecological niche of a woodpecker. Credit: Edward Louis
Penn State Open Online Course "Infects" Learners, Causing a "Virtual Pandemic"
Logo for Epidemics: the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases
Craig E. Cameron Appointed the Eberly Family Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Craig Cameron
Climate Change Effect on Plant Communities Is Buffered By Large Herbivores, New Research Suggests
An adult male caribou in Greenland. Credit: Eric Post, Penn State University
Microbes team up to boost plants' stress tolerance
Marilyn Roossinck
Flu Outbreaks Modeled By New Study of Classroom Schedules
Using high-school schedule data, researchers have developed a low-cost but effective method to model disease networks and to determine how to focus disease-control strategies based on which individuals are most likely to spread the infection. Credit: Salathé lab, Penn State University
Penn State Honors Four Eberly College of Science Faculty Members with the Title of Distinguished Professor
Scientist hopes to target disease treatment by studying gene regulation
Song Tan
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