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Jan 24, 2024
Foodborne-pathogen Listeria may hide from sanitizers in biofilms
An estimated 1,600 people in the U.S. contract a serious infection from Listeria bacteria in food each year. Penn State researchers may now better understand how the bacteria, called Listeria monocytogenes, survive and persist in fruit-packing plants by evading and surviving sanitizers.
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Jan 23, 2024
Podcast reveals the scale and complexity of global water challenges
Second only to the air we breathe, safe drinking water is the most indispensable element on Earth for human survival. Each of us requires it to live. But alarmingly, roughly one quarter of the global population struggles to attain it, according to the United Nations.
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Jan 22, 2024
Altered light-harvesting complex in a cyanobacterium allows low-energy light use
Researchers have isolated and determined the molecular structure of the light-harvesting antenna that helps some cyanobacteria — formerly referred to as blue-green algae — produce energy through photosynthesis even in lower-energy light.
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Jan 22, 2024
Engineering professor named National Academy of Inventors fellow
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) named Qiming Zhang, distinguished professor of electrical engineering in the College of Engineering, a fellow
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Jan 11, 2024
Predicting correct dosage may improve success of drug repurposing
Penn State researchers developed a model to predict how much of a drug designed to treat one disease may be needed to be effective against others
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Jan 09, 2024
Huck Leadership Fellows Program Currently Accepting Applications
The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences seeks to appoint 1-2 energetic Leadership Fellows with a strong background in interdisciplinary research for a one-year term, with the possibility for an additional year extension. The deadline to apply is February 12, 2024.
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Jan 09, 2024
One Health Microbiome Symposium to convene experts for innovative discussions
Penn State’s One Health Microbiome Center will host the One Health Microbiome Symposium on May 30-31, 2024, at the Huck Life Sciences Building.
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Jan 05, 2024
The stories that defined 2023 for the One Health Microbiome Center
A list of the top 10 most popular Penn State News articles about the One Health Microbiome Center
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Jan 04, 2024
College of Ag Sciences student aspires to drive innovation in climate solutions
Katherine Chu has embraced the opportunities that the environmental resource management program provides to contribute to innovative solutions.
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Jan 03, 2024
Why are bees making less honey? Study reveals clues in five decades of data
Honey yields in the U.S. have been declining since the 1990s, a new study by Penn State researchers has uncovered clues in the mystery of the missing honey.
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