Why new cancer treatment discoveries are proliferating Image: Penn Medicine News Why new cancer treatment discoveries are proliferating The approval of CAR T cell therapy ushered in a new era for cancer treatment.
Ancient medicine in today’s world Image: Courtesy of Taylor Dysart Ancient medicine in today’s world Taylor Dysart, a doctoral candidate in the School of Arts & Sciences’ Department of History and Sociology of Science, probes modern science’s enthrallment with the powerful Amazonian intoxicant ayahuasca.
Fair use in visual arts (Left) Photograph © Lynn Goldsmith. (Right) Artwork from The Andy Warhol Foundation. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Carey Law) Fair use in visual arts Penn Carey Law’s Cynthia Dahl weighs in on the SCOTUS decision regarding Andy Warhol and fair use in art.
Nanorobotic system presents new options for targeting fungal infections Candida albicans is a species of yeast that is a normal part of the human microbiota but can also cause severe infections that pose a significant global health risk due to their resistance to existing treatments, so much so that the World Health Organization has highlighted this as a priority issue. The picture above shows a before (left) and after (right) fluorescence image of fungal biofilms being precisely targeted by nanozyme microrobots without bonding to or disturbing the tissue sample. (Image: Min Jun Oh and Seokyoung Yoon) Nanorobotic system presents new options for targeting fungal infections Researchers from Penn Dental and Penn Engineering have developed a nanorobot system that precisely and rapidly targets fungal infections in the mouth.
Folding@home: How you, and your computer, can play scientist Folding@home is led by Gregory Bowman, a Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor who has appointments in the Departments of Biochemistry and Biophysics in the Perelman School of Medicine and the Department of Bioengineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News) Folding@home: How you, and your computer, can play scientist Two heads are better than one. The ethos behind the scientific research project Folding@home is that same idea, multiplied: 50,000 computers are better than one.
Why the Vaccine Safety Reporting System should be renamed nocred Why the Vaccine Safety Reporting System should be renamed VAERS, the federal health system for reporting “adverse events” after vaccination, is designed to assist in the early detection of complications and responsive action. But the flood of social media references to the system during the COVID-19 pandemic created confusion.
Three things to know about the debt ceiling fight People pass the front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on March 22, 2023. Brinkmanship in Washington over raising the U.S. debt ceiling has begun to raise worries in parts of the financial markets. (Image: AP Photo/Peter Morgan, file) Three things to know about the debt ceiling fight Economist Harold L. Cole of the School of Arts & Sciences offers an overview of what could happen should the U.S. default on debt payments because no spending deal is reached.
What TikTok reveals about Gen Z dating In her thesis, Talia Fiester looked at contemporary Gen Z dating against the backdrop of neoliberalism and what she calls “the rejection of the couple form.” She did so by analyzing one of Gen Z’s pervasive mediums—TikTok. (Image: Beton Studio) What TikTok reveals about Gen Z dating In an honors thesis for Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, 2023 grad Talia Fiester examines “Neoliberal Love and the Pathology of Gen Z’s Singledom.”
At the intersection of art and design, masks that impart truth “My colleagues and I were trained to infiltrate the authoritarian system and try to make it more human by working critically and analytically,” says Krzysztof Wodiczko, a distinguished visiting professor of fine arts at Weitzman who grew up in Poland. nocred At the intersection of art and design, masks that impart truth The Weitzman School’s Krzysztof Wodiczko, a distinguished visiting professor of fine arts at the Weitzman School, explores identity, culture, technology, and design in his classes.
Morris Arboretum & Gardens’ Garden Railway celebrates 25 years of inspiring wonder Josh Faia, left, and his grandfather, Bruce Morrell, maintain the Garden Railway at Morris Arboretum & Gardens. (Image: Eric Sucar) Morris Arboretum & Gardens’ Garden Railway celebrates 25 years of inspiring wonder The Garden Railway at Morris Arboretum & Gardens will reopen May 26 with 300 feet of additional track and a new ‘Public Gardens’ theme.