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The oral microbiome differs with lifestyle, according to a new study led by Penn State biologists. The research team gathered saliva samples from Nepali people over a range of subsistence strategies— from nomadic hunter gatherers to farmers to industrialized groups. Credit: Aashish Jha/New York University Abu Dhabi. All Rights Reserved.

Nov 05, 2024

Microbes in mouth reflect lifestyle choices

New study in Nepal reveals that oral microbiomes differ among traditional foragers, agriculturalists and industrialists, and with behaviors like smoking and diet

 The novel Cleavage High-throughput Assay (CHiTA) developed at Penn State provides a scarless method to characterize thousands of diverse small self-cleaving RNA enzymes, called twister ribozymes, in a single experiment. The image shows 2D models of some of the tested ribozymes that had imperfections in their helical and loop elements but were still active, demonstrating that twister ribozyme's ability to self-cleave is tolerant of these slight structural imperfections. Credit: Lauren McKinley and Philip Bevilacqua / Penn State. Creative Commons

Nov 05, 2024

Testing thousands of RNA enzymes helps find first ‘twister ribozyme’ in mammals

A new method, developed by Penn State researchers, can test the activity of thousands of predicted ribozymes in a single experiment.

 Jonathan Lynch in Mozambique reviewing a bean experiment with (from left) Celestina Jochua, Magalhaes Miguel and Soares Xerinda, all of whom are scientists with the Mozambican government, who earned their doctoral degrees under Lynch's supervision at Penn State. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

Nov 05, 2024

Distinguished professor in plant nutrition retires after long, impactful career

Jonathan Lynch, distinguished professor of plant nutrition, retired this fall after an innovative and impactful 33-year career in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, focused on conducting research to alleviate world hunger and enhance crop production by subsistence farmers in developing countries.

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The oral microbiome differs with lifestyle, according to a new study led by Penn State biologists. The research team gathered saliva samples from Nepali people over a range of subsistence strategies— from nomadic hunter gatherers to farmers to industrialized groups. Credit: Aashish Jha/New York University Abu Dhabi. All Rights Reserved.

Nov 05, 2024

Microbes in mouth reflect lifestyle choices

New study in Nepal reveals that oral microbiomes differ among traditional foragers, agriculturalists and industrialists, and with behaviors like smoking and diet

 The novel Cleavage High-throughput Assay (CHiTA) developed at Penn State provides a scarless method to characterize thousands of diverse small self-cleaving RNA enzymes, called twister ribozymes, in a single experiment. The image shows 2D models of some of the tested ribozymes that had imperfections in their helical and loop elements but were still active, demonstrating that twister ribozyme's ability to self-cleave is tolerant of these slight structural imperfections. Credit: Lauren McKinley and Philip Bevilacqua / Penn State. Creative Commons

Nov 05, 2024

Testing thousands of RNA enzymes helps find first ‘twister ribozyme’ in mammals

A new method, developed by Penn State researchers, can test the activity of thousands of predicted ribozymes in a single experiment.

 Jonathan Lynch in Mozambique reviewing a bean experiment with (from left) Celestina Jochua, Magalhaes Miguel and Soares Xerinda, all of whom are scientists with the Mozambican government, who earned their doctoral degrees under Lynch's supervision at Penn State. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

Nov 05, 2024

Distinguished professor in plant nutrition retires after long, impactful career

Jonathan Lynch, distinguished professor of plant nutrition, retired this fall after an innovative and impactful 33-year career in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, focused on conducting research to alleviate world hunger and enhance crop production by subsistence farmers in developing countries.

 Credit: Getty Images - fcafotodigital. All Rights Reserved.

Nov 04, 2024

Nutritional sciences researchers receive funds from McCormick Science Institute

Researchers from the Departments of Nutritional Sciences and Food Science at Penn State have recently received $420,000 in funding from the McCormick Science Institute (MSI) to study the use of herbs and spices in school lunch recipes over the next two years.

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Thursday Nov

07

CIDD Seminar: Plant Village with Dr. David Hughes

Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics

Thursday Nov

07

Twisting, writhing, breaking: the role of DNA mechanics in neuronal transcription

Neuroscience Institute , Neuroscience

Thursday Nov

07

Harnessing inter-institutional collaborations and interdisciplinary expertise to craft winning, large-scale grant proposals

Huck Catalysis

Events

Thursday Nov

07

Twisting, writhing, breaking: the role of DNA mechanics in neuronal transcription

Neuroscience Institute , Neuroscience

Thursday Nov

07

CIDD Seminar: Plant Village with Dr. David Hughes

Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics

Thursday Nov

07

Harnessing inter-institutional collaborations and interdisciplinary expertise to craft winning, large-scale grant proposals

Huck Catalysis

Friday Nov

08

Seminar: Granular Hydrogel Scaffolds for Biomedical Applications + Harnessing Synthetic Biology to Study Adaptive Evolution of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria

Microbiome Center