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Penn Researchers Pinpoint the Brain Waves That Distinguish False Memories From Real Ones
PHILADELPHIA - For the first time, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are able to pinpoint brain waves that distinguish true from false memories, providing a better understanding of how memory works and creating a new strategy to help epilepsy patients retain cognitive function.The study, the first to show that brain waves predict the veracity of human memories, is available online in the journal Psychological Science and in the November 2007 print edition.
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It's A Small World After All: NanoDay 2007 @ Penn
WHO: Faculty from the Nano/Bio Interface Center of the University of Pennsylvania sponsor a day of nanotechnology education and outreach for the Penn community, as well as regional high schools and neighbors. WHAT: The third annual NanoDay @ Penn is a full day of exhibits, demonstrations and nano-lab tours to highlight nanotechnology research across the campus. Area high school classes participate along with undergraduate and graduate students, boosting student interest in science, technology, engineering and math-related careers.
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Penn Scientists Share $2 Million to Develop Tool to Study Proteins at Work in Living Cells
PHILADELPHIA - Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania will share in a three-year grant worth approximately $2 million to develop technology to identify, in real time, proteins at work inside living cells. Partnering with Anima Cell Metrology Inc., the resulting technology will be used in basic science research and in the development of drugs and novel medical treatments.
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Penn Science Cafe Presents: The Dark Side of the Moon Mission, With Dr. Ravi Sheth
WHO: Dr. Ravi Sheth, associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and Sciences, University of PennsylvaniaWHAT: The Penn Science Cafe lecture series, free and open to the public, takes science out of the laboratory and treats it to a night on the town. The Cafe is your chance to ask a leading expert your questions about science.WHERE: Bubble House, 3404 Sansom Streeet, PhiladelphiaWHEN: Tuesday, Oct. 23, 6 p.m.
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Penn Scientists Receive Five-Year, $2.5 Million Grant to Study Climate Change in Mongolia
PHILADELPHIA - A team of ecologists and evolutionary biologists from the University of Pennsylvania has received a five-year, approximately $2.5 million grant to examine the ecological and societal consequences of increased grazing and rising temperatures in the Lake Hvsgl region of northern Mongolia.
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A Penn Business-Opportunity Panel Discussion: "Nanotechnology: Small Science, Big Business"
WHAT: Penn's Executive Master's in Technology ManagementProgram has gathered experts in nanotechnology commercialization and technology transfer to discuss nanotechnology ventures and funding. Topics include the role of IP, market pull, funding, university research and collaboration and elements for success of a start-up. Penn's EMTM program is a two-year executive program based in the School of Engineering and Applied Science and co-sponsored by Penn's Wharton School.
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Stem Cell Nuclei Are Soft 'Hard Drives,' Penn Study Finds
PHILADELPHIA- Biophysicists at the University of Pennsylvania have discovered that the nuclei of human stem cells are particularly soft and flexible, rather than hard, making it easier for stem cells to migrate through the body and to adopt different shapes, but ultimately to put human genes in the correct nuclear "sector" for proper access and expression.
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Scientists at Penn Veterinary Medicine School Report New Strategy to Create Genetically Modified Animals
PHILADELPHIA- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine have demonstrated the potential of a new strategy for genetic modification of large animals. The method employs a harmless gene therapy virus that transfers a genetic modification to male reproductive cells, which is then passed naturally on to offspring.
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Penn Engineers Design Electronic Computer Memory in Nanoscale Form That Retrieves Data 1,000 Times Faster
PHILADELPHIA -- Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania have developed nanowires capable of storing computer data for 100,000 years and retrieving that data a thousand times faster than existing portable memory devices such as Flash memory and micro-drives, all using less power and space than current memory technologies.
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Bioengineers at University of Pennsylvania Devise Nanoscale System to Measure Cellular Forces
PHILADELPHIA -- University of Pennsylvania researchers have designed a nanoscale system to observe and measure how individual cells react to external forces. By combining microfabricated cantilevers and magnetic nanowire technology to create independent, nanoscale sensors, the study showed that cells respond to outside forces and demonstrated a dynamic biological relationship between cells and their environment.