Life Sciences

McGraw elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
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Elizabeth McGraw

Beth McGraw has been elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology

Kwapis appointed Paul Berg Early Career Professor in the Biological Sciences
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Janine Kwapis

Janine Kwapis, assistant professor of biology at Penn State, appointed as the Paul Berg Early Career Professor in the Biological Sciences

Two undergraduates to speak at ENVISION: STEM Career Day Supporting Young Women
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Tasha Radovic looks through telescope

Two Eberly undergraduates will speak at the ENVISION STEM career day in Feb 2023.

DNA stuck in the gears of the RNA production machine
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Cartoon of the nucleotide addition cycle of bacterial RNA polymerase, showing mechanism of transcription pausing

Penn State researchers have worked out the mechanism of transcription pausing in some bacteria using cryo-electron microscopy

Attorney alumna to be featured in live session focused on career, sustainability
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Katherine Esposito in suit
Crowley named holder of Huck Early Career Chair in Neurobiology and Neural Engineering
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Nikki Crowley
Better access to sunlight could be lifeline for corals worldwide, study finds
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coral reef

A Penn State study shows that water optical quality in coral reefs is fundamental to protect coral biodiversity and prevent reef degradation

Novel 3D imaging model may show path to more water-efficient plants
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stomatal guard cells segmented by 3D CellNet
PlantVillage Warrior View awarded $2 million from Google to fight climate change
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a group of pastoralists pose for photo in Kenya
Why synonymous mutations are not always silent
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Illustration of non-covalent lasso entanglement and misfolded and native structure of protein

New modeling by Penn State chemists shows how synonymous mutations can still impact protein production and function.

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