4/22
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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The brain may interpret smells from each nostril differently
A study by postdoc Gulce Nazli Dikecligil in the Perelman School of Medicine suggests that the smells flowing through each nostril are processed as two separate signals in the part of the brain that receives smell inputs.
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Scientists propose ‘missing’ law for the evolution of everything in the universe
Stuart Kauffman of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on a study that proposed a missing scientific law identifying “universal concepts of selection” that drive evolution.
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Ancient carvings of Assyrian war scenes revealed on stone gate in Iraq damaged by Islamic State group
A team of researchers from Penn and Mosul University have unearthed eight marble reliefs in the ancient city of Nineveh in northern Iraq.
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What happens in your brain while you sleep?
David Raizen of the Perelman School of Medicine speaks on the evolutionary importance of sleep, the consequences of sleep deprivation, and the unanswered questions of the sleep process.
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This Is What Killed Medieval Sultan Who Conquered Jerusalem During the Crusades
At Friday’s 25th annual Historical Clinicopathological Conference, the Perelman School of Medicine’s Stephen Gluckman announced that Sultan Saladin was most likely killed by typhoid. Gluckman came to the conclusion after ruling out plague, smallpox, tuberculosis, and malaria, which didn’t fit descriptions of Saladin’s symptoms.
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The FDA Wants to Take Nicotine Out of Tobacco. How Do You Do That?
Andrew Strasser of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses genetically engineering tobacco to produce low-nicotine cigarettes. The new cigarettes differ from so-called “light” cigarettes, which can be smoked more vigorously to increase nicotine intake. In his 2016 study, Strasser and colleagues found that the low-nicotine versions “were associated with reduced smoking,” offering hope to both smokers and researchers.
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A Nose for Loot? Dogs Training to Sniff Out Stolen Artifacts
Michael Danti of the Penn Museum and Cynthia Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine comment on canines being trained to sniff out artifacts from war-torn countries that have experienced looting of archaeological sites.
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Zapping the Brain at Certain Times Improves Memory
Michael Kahana and Daniel Rizzuto of the School of Arts & Sciences are quoted about how brain stimulations restore memory during lapses.