Life Sciences

Researchers use stem cells to make insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells
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Waters named coordinator of study abroad and international programs
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Joel Waters, coordinator of study abroad and international programs

The Penn State Eberly College of Science has named Joel Waters its coordinator of study abroad and international programs, effective Aug. 1.

Will COVID-19 become a mostly childhood disease?
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Girl having her temperature checked in ear. Credit: Unsplash

Eventually COVID-19 may affect mostly young children who have not yet been vaccinated or exposed, according to Penn State research.

How the malaria parasite defends itself against fever

A newly described gene, PfAP2-HS, allows the malaria parasite to defend itself from fever, a clinical symptom of infection in humans.

The Penn State Protein Ladder system
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The Penn State Protein Ladder after protein electrophoresis and staining with Coomassie Blue dye

The Penn State Protein Ladder is an inexpensive, license-free resource for labs using SDS-PAGE or Western blots.

Biology and liberal arts students complete research at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
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CRISSP ID cards for Connor and Matasich

Two Penn State undergraduates majoring in both biology and liberal arts conducted research at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

David Hughes named to 'Most Creative People in Business' list
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Dengyumei Du named Eberly College of Science’s summer 2021 student marshal
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Dengyumei Du
Miyashiro honored with Distinguished Faculty Mentoring Award
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Timothy Mirashiro
Bollinger honored with Distinguished Faculty Mentoring Award
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Bollinger Honored with Palmer Faculty Mentoring Award
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