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Penn symposium tackles race, science, and society
Is race a biological category? How does race figure into scientific research, clinical practice, and the development and use of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals? And what can we learn from historical investigations into race that will inform today’s scientific and medical inquiries?
Strain-specific Lyme Disease Immunity Lasts for Years, Penn Research Finds
Lyme disease, if not treated promptly with antibiotics, can become a lingering problem for those infected.
Penn Students to Host Philadelphia Middle Schoolers for ‘Science Day’ April 3
WHO: Students from the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Earth and Environmental Science and Rising Sons, a Philadelphia nonprofit
Penn Dental study explains toddler tooth woes
As soon as an infant cuts that first tooth, proper dental hygiene is a must. Babies who are put to bed with their bottles and toddlers who tote around sippy cups full of sugary juice all day are at risk of developing a condition called early childhood caries.
Penn Dental Medicine-NIH Team Reverses Bone Loss in Immune Disorder
Patients with leukocyte adhesion deficiency, or LAD, suffer from frequent bacterial infections, including the severe gum disease known as periodontitis. These patients often lose their teeth early in life.
Owl monkey fathers are faithful and doting dads
Eduardo Fernandez-Duque, an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology in Penn Arts & Sciences, has been studying owl monkeys in Argentina for nearly 20 years.
Deep Ocean Current May Slow Due to Climate Change, Penn Research Finds
Far beneath the surface of the ocean, deep currents act as conveyer belts, channeling heat, carbon, oxygen and nutrients around the globe.
Penn Study Suggests Cause of Severe Tooth Decay in Toddlers
Early childhood caries involve a highly aggressive and painful form of tooth decay that frequently occurs in preschool children, especially those who come from backgrounds of poverty. The resulting decay can become so severe that treatment frequently requires surgery.
Owl Monkeys Don’t Cheat, Penn Study Shows; Intense Fathering Plays a Role
True monogamy is rare in the animal kingdom. Even in species that appear to “mate for life,” genetic maternity and paternity tests have revealed that philandering often takes place.
Penn Team Links Africans’ Ability to Digest Milk to Spread of Cattle Raising
Babies are born with the ability to digest lactose, the sugar found in milk, but most humans lose this ability after infancy because of declining levels of the lactose-digesting enzyme lactase.