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- The GuardianJanuary 19, 2021
- USA TodayJanuary 20, 2021
- The AtlanticJanuary 11, 2021
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- The Philadelphia InquirerDecember 22, 2020
- Fast CompanyDecember 11, 2020
- Houston ChronicleDecember 11, 2020
Research

Resist the resistance: Fighting the good fight against bacteria
Penn State researcher Scott Medina, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has developed a peptide, or small protein, that can target a specific pathogen without damaging the good bacteria that bolsters the immune system.
January 6 2021