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Study first author, Marjorie Jauregui, a pilot plant research technologist at Penn State, found that radish microgreens, no matter at what temperature they were dried, retained a significant portion of nutrients. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

Sep 19, 2025

Hot air drying largely preserves nutritional composition of radish microgreens

Inexpensive, low-tech process preserves plant compounds that provide health benefits; offers potential insight into producing microgreens food powder supplements.

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Sep 19, 2025

NSF STAIR launches inaugural undergrad internship in research administration

Five students from a national pool of more than 600 will spend 10 weeks learning from Penn State subject matter experts in research administration.

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If beekeepers use organic management practices over time, they even can produce 50% more honey than when following conventional management practices, according to the researchers. Credit: Simon Kadula/Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

Sep 18, 2025

Organic beekeeping can be even more profitable than conventional methods

Organic beekeeping can support healthy and productive honey bee colonies, and a new study led by researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences found that adopting organic honey bee colony management is not only profitable, but in some cases, it can be even more profitable than conventional management.

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The Huck Institute of the Life Sciences at Penn State University Park. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Sep 15, 2025

Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences names 2025-26 seed grant recipients

The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at Penn State has selected eight research teams that span 12 departments across six colleges to receive 2025-26 seed grant funding.

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Credit: Keith Hickey / Penn State. Creative Commons

Sep 15, 2025

September open house to showcase Huck Institutes instrumentation facilities

The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences will host an open house event on Wednesday, Sept. 24, to advertise the high-tech instrumentation and expert consulting services available in its 11 core facilities.

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During extreme heat, older adults can submerge their hands and forearms in tap water to cool their core temperatures and reduce their heart rates, according to a new study by researchers in the Penn State Department of Kinesiology. Credit: Dennis Maney / Penn State. Creative Commons

Sep 15, 2025

Submerging forearms in water may help protect older adults during extreme heat

Immersion of hands and forearms helps lower core body temperature, according to a new study from researchers in the Penn State Department of Kinesiology.

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Sep 12, 2025

CTSI’s resources enable clinical discoveries, researcher says

Paddy Ssentongo, infectious disease fellow at Penn State Health, and team used resources provided by the Clinical and Translational Science Institute to better understand impact of tick-borne infection.

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When the sidechain bases guanine (G) and uracil (U) are paired in the 3D structure of a molecule of ribonucleic acid (RNA) the unusual pairing creates an unusual molecular conformation called a “wobble," pictured on the left. New research shows that non-covalent modifications to the bases can further alter the conformation creating a “shifted wobble," shown on the right. This conformational diversity could help explain RNAs function versatility, according to the researchers. Credit: Md Sharear Saon/Bevilacqua Lab / Penn State. Creative Commons

Sep 09, 2025

Unusual molecular conformation could help explain RNA’s versatility

Researchers at Penn State developed methods to identify and characterize modifications to ribonucleic acid, or RNA, structure that could alter the molecule’s function and serve as unique drug targets.

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Mike Campbell, distinguished professor of biology at Penn State Behrend, serves as director of the Lake Erie Regional Grape Research and Extension Center. Credit: Penn State Behrend / Penn State. Creative Commons

Sep 09, 2025

Erie research vineyard provides opportunities for Behrend students

At Penn State Behrend’s Lake Erie Regional Grape Research and Extension Center, students gain hands-on experience studying the science behind grape growing while supporting vineyards across Pennsylvania and New York.

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A group of tiny particles can be made to follow a different group of particles in new experiments demonstrating the first steps in creating intelligent communicating systems involving active particles — sometimes called nanobots — that perform specialized tasks. In the experiment particles coated with the enzyme acid phosphatase (AcP) moved toward a chemical gradient of glucose-6-phosphate (G6P), which it converts to glucose that attracts the particles coated with the enzyme glucose oxidase (GOx). The situation is akin to a predator chasing its prey or a police officer pursuing a criminal. Credit: Provided by the Sen Laboratory / Penn State. Creative Commons

Sep 09, 2025

Can nanobots play follow the leader?

Researchers at Penn State demonstrate the first steps in the design of tiny particles that can perform specialized tasks, such as targeted delivery of drugs or other cargo.

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