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A study in prenatal gene editing with DNA in utero
A Penn Medicine and CHOP team shows the first example of using base-editing tools to treat a disease in animal models in utero.
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Two Quakers pick up Ivy Player of the Week awards
Emily Sands of the women’s soccer team and Taheeb Sonekan of the football team were both honored by the conference for their outstanding performances.
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The iconic species of the Galápagos, in photos
A new book co-authored by Michael Weisberg and a naturalist guide from the Galápagos reveals unseen behaviors of some of the islands’ best-known animals.
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Electronic research notebooks streamline the scientific method
To do it right, scientific research requires careful record keeping, dutiful repetition of protocols, and, in many cases, free exchange of data. Electronic research notebooks are intended to help researchers up their game and are now available at no charge to the University community through the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, Dawn Bonnell.
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The world’s oldest nightmare: Understanding sleep paralysis
Sleep paralysis has been linked to the supernatural for centuries. Neuroscientists work to uncover the science of REM disorders.
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‘NewsFeed Defenders’ teaches students how to spot misinformation
The Annenberg Public Policy Center, home of FactCheck.org and Annenberg Classroom, and iCivics, the education nonprofit founded by Sandra Day O’Connor, have released NewsFeed Defenders, a new online game designed to teach media literacy and help students and adults better understand what news is and how to avoid being deceived by misinformation.
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Shin ties school record with sensational round at Yale
Freshman golfer Mary Shin shot a 3-under-par 68 on the par-71 course on Saturday in the first round of the Yale Fall Intercollegiate.
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Cutting-edge science moves to the clinic to help ‘our furry friends’ fight cancer
A year after its launch, the Penn Vet Cancer Center is solidifying the translational science pipeline, connecting basic scientists to the clinic and vice versa, to transform veterinary cancer care.
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Football team edges Sacred Heart in wild, come-from-behind affair
The Quakers scored 24 unanswered points, then the Pioneers scored 27 unanswered points of their own, before Penn pulled out the victory in the final minutes.
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Women’s soccer continues hot streak with defeat of Columbia
In the 1-0 victory on Friday, junior midfielder Emily Sands scored her fifth game-winning goal of the season.