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Booker honored with two awards from American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Booker
Plant molecular geneticists discover, and begin to crack, the epigenetic code
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Science Journal Spotlight: Notable Research
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Science Journal Hero 2022 Issue 1.

Issue 1 of the 2022 Science Journal explores several ways faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and students are advancing research in the heal

Bioinformatics data reduction techniques must be used with caution
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Two common tools for scaling down DNA data may have inaccuracies, according to new research by Penn State.

Penn State biologist receives NIH grant to help unlock biology of binge drinking
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Nikki Crowley, assistant professor of biology at Penn State, has been awarded $1.6M to study the neurobiology of binge alcohol drinking.

Determining the structure of small RNAs
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Two potential configurations of tRNA, showing percentages of each at different temperatures

A new method allows researchers to determine the structure and abundance of transfer RNAs in living cells.

Science Journal Spotlight: Teaching & Education
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Science Journal Hero 2022 Issue 1.

Issue 1 of the 2022 Science Journal describes several ways the Eberly College of Science promotes novel teaching efforts in higher education

Grad student awarded grant to study adolescent binge drinking with biology professor
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Climate-associated genetic switches found in plants
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Change in predicted structure of segment of ZR3 RNA due to riboSNitch

Conditional, climate-associated genetic switches--riboSNitches--that can alter RNA structure have been experimentally validated in Arabidobsis.

From Professional Soccer Player to Aspiring Surgeon
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feature image Kerry Abello

Recent Penn State graduate and student-athlete Kerry Abello was determined to conduct cancer-related research when off the soccer pitch.

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