Dueling proteins give shape to plants (Image: Wagner laboratory) Dueling proteins give shape to plants Research led by Doris Wager of the School of Arts & Sciences, together with postdoc Yang Zhu and graduate student Samantha Klasfeld, reveals an antagonistic relationship behind flower development.
Blocking enzyme’s self-destruction may mitigate age-related diseases Blocking enzyme’s self-destruction may mitigate age-related diseases Penn researchers have discovered a potential new way to maintain a key enzyme, SIRT1, which is tied to aging.
Kellie Jurado on bringing more inclusion and diversity to medicine Kellie Jurado on bringing more inclusion and diversity to medicine The Presidential Assistant Professor in microbiology runs the Jurado lab, which studies emerging virus pathogenesis and immunology, while leading and supporting equity and justice initiatives.
Penn researchers uncover epigenetic drivers for Alzheimer’s disease Penn researchers uncover epigenetic drivers for Alzheimer’s disease The identification of this epigenetic process highlights potential drug treatment strategies for early-stage disease treatment.
How to conduct an engaging lab experiment in the time of COVID: Brew beer Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer How to conduct an engaging lab experiment in the time of COVID: Brew beer Biology instructors at Penn assembled and mailed hundreds of lab kits to students to aid virtual learning. “It’s important to get students off of their computers and using some of the tools and techniques that are used by scientists,” said Linda Robinson of the School of Arts & Sciences. Solution to a decades-old mitochondria mystery could lead to new disease treatments Solution to a decades-old mitochondria mystery could lead to new disease treatments Perelman School of Medicine scientists identified a key protein involved in fueling the cells’ power plants. Middle-aged individuals may be in a perpetual state of H3N2 flu susceptibility Middle-aged individuals may be in a perpetual state of H3N2 flu susceptibility Individuals’ immunological imprint from early childhood infection likely lessens the virus’ severity, but does not prevent infection. Major advancement in islet cell transplantation for treating Type-1 diabetes Major advancement in islet cell transplantation for treating Type-1 diabetes Penn researchers invent a method for keeping donor insulin-producing cells alive long-term under the skin of patients. Engineers develop laser-controlled, cell-sized robots One of the researchers’ robot next to a paramecium. (Image: Penn Engineering) Engineers develop laser-controlled, cell-sized robots Researchers at Penn Engineering are creating microscopic robots with semiconductor processing that can be controlled, and made to walk, as small as biological cells. The perfect balancing act of inflammation rests on a single molecule The perfect balancing act of inflammation rests on a single molecule A new Penn study reveals a molecular mechanism that helps the body mount balanced responses to deadly infections.
Solution to a decades-old mitochondria mystery could lead to new disease treatments Solution to a decades-old mitochondria mystery could lead to new disease treatments Perelman School of Medicine scientists identified a key protein involved in fueling the cells’ power plants.
Middle-aged individuals may be in a perpetual state of H3N2 flu susceptibility Middle-aged individuals may be in a perpetual state of H3N2 flu susceptibility Individuals’ immunological imprint from early childhood infection likely lessens the virus’ severity, but does not prevent infection.
Major advancement in islet cell transplantation for treating Type-1 diabetes Major advancement in islet cell transplantation for treating Type-1 diabetes Penn researchers invent a method for keeping donor insulin-producing cells alive long-term under the skin of patients.
Engineers develop laser-controlled, cell-sized robots One of the researchers’ robot next to a paramecium. (Image: Penn Engineering) Engineers develop laser-controlled, cell-sized robots Researchers at Penn Engineering are creating microscopic robots with semiconductor processing that can be controlled, and made to walk, as small as biological cells.
The perfect balancing act of inflammation rests on a single molecule The perfect balancing act of inflammation rests on a single molecule A new Penn study reveals a molecular mechanism that helps the body mount balanced responses to deadly infections.