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February 10, 2020

Study identifies interaction that promotes cancerous state in cells

Purdue University scientists, led by Humaira Gowher, an associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry, have discovered the epigenetic process that keeps stem cell enhancers in active, primed or repressed states. In particular, her team has identified a protein-protein interaction that blocks proper formation of these states.

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February 4, 2020

Purdue to develop world’s first Mach 8 quiet wind tunnel

Purdue University has been awarded a $5.9 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop the first quiet Mach 8 wind tunnel in the world, further solidifying the state of Indiana’s major role in one of the U.S. Department of Defense’s top technological priorities – the development of hypersonics systems.

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February 4, 2020

What the brain really thinks about forever chemicals

The human-made chemicals that make our kitchen pans stick-free, our athletic wear water-repellent and firefighting chemicals more efficient do their jobs incredibly well, but it’s at the expense of lingering in the body and environment for what is believed to be forever.

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January 31, 2020

Purdue Ag-celerator invests $100,000 in two plant science startups

Recipients of Purdue AG-celerator fall investments are VinSense, a company assisting in wine grape agriculture through Purdue-patented technology, and Karysoft, a genomics data analytics
company empowering biologists for rapid data mining through just a few clicks proprietary
platform to accelerate innovations.

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