Life Sciences

Highly sensitive dopamine detector uses 2D materials
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illustration of a dopamine detector

A new supersensitive dopamine detector can help in the early diagnosis of several disorders that result in too much or too little dopamine.

Researchers to examine relation of dysfunctional brain hubs to mental disorders
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Zhang lab members in front of MRI machine
Researchers identify evolutionary origins of SARS-CoV-2
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Bats hanging from wood

Researchers have discovered that a form of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been circulating in bats for decades.

How did life begin?
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Coacervate droplets
Bringing the team together
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Team members
Origins of complexity
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Tim Jegla, associate professor of biology

Ancient protein structures underlie modern biological innovations

Person to Person: Michelle Stone
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Michelle Stone with her daughters

A Penn State alumna returns to her alma mater, managing an Eberly research lab

Person to Person: Yunqing Zhou
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Yunqing Zhou in the Jegla lab

From Hong Kong to Happy Valley—an Eberly graduate student’s journey to new frontiers

Thriving without oxygen
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Methanosarcina acetivorans, a single-celled methanogen
Origins of a career in science
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Kirsten Guckes
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