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4/26
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Emily Hammer of the School of Arts and Sciences authored a study that revealed that declassified Cold War-era aerial photographs can help archaeologists and anthropologists study lost historical sites. “Older images are much better, because archaeology is in many ways a race against time,” Hammer said.
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The Perelman School of Medicine’s Pablo Tebas spoke about his research, which used a zinc finger nucleases, a precursor to CRISPR, to modify white blood cells and reinfuse them into patients. While not a cure for HIV, combined with other methods, this approach “might be the way of the future,” said Tebas.
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Philip Gehrman of the Perelman School of Medicine commented on the results of research that found links between insomnia and depression, as well as cardiovascular disease. Gehrman said further study is needed to translate the findings to therapies.
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The Perelman School of Medicine’s Namni Goel weighed in on a new study that found that poor sleep can clog arteries.
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The Perelman School of Medicine’s Sarah Tishkoff offered commentary on a recent study on skin pigmentation in Latin American people. Previous research on pigmentation “has been done on Europeans, where ironically we don’t see a lot of variation,” she said. “One of the last frontiers has been, ‘What about East Asians and Native Americans?’”
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James Shorter of the Perelman School of Medicine was cited for research about breaking up “stress granules,” tiny packets of protein and RNA that form during cellular stress, which can accumulate in, and ultimately harm, people with ALS or frontotemporal dementia. Shorter’s work aims to equip cells with a gene that would prevent that accumulation.
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The Perelman School of Medicine’s James Wilson discussed possible venues for the scientific oversight of controversial research. The FDA could be a good option, he suggested, but the organization would have to change its confidentiality restrictions to supervise effectively.
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Katharine Bar of the Perelman School of Medicine commented on developments in the field of virological research. “This is a really exciting advance,” said Bar.
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Iain Mathieson of the Perelman School of Medicine discussed research into the relationships between genetics, evolution, and human height.
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Sarah Millar of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on a study about the effect of using wheat gluten to help remedy hair’s split ends.