Research at Purdue

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March 3, 2016

A Golden Mean for prostate cancer prevention

03/03/2016 | What does Aristotle have to do with selenium and prostate cancer? According to David Waters, a lot. “As it turns out, more is not always better,” says Waters, paraphrasing...

March 3, 2016

Transforming the mindset around farm drainage

03/03/2016 | Corn grows during only five months of the year, and drainage is essential to its growth. The other seven months while cornfields are empty, water and nutrients continue to drain away from farms....

February 11, 2016

Mussel-mimicking adhesive polymer shown to be non-toxic to cells

02/11/2016 | Purdue University researchers have shown that a synthetic version of a high-strength adhesive produced by mussels is non-toxic to living cells, suggesting its potential suitability for surgical and...

February 1, 2016

New chief scientist for Purdue’s Discovery Park outlines vision

02/01/2016 | Tomás Díaz de la Rubia knows the new leadership role for Discovery Park will tap his years of experience as a physicist and materials science researcher, a national...

February 1, 2016

Mycologist Travels World in Search of New Fungi

02/02/2016 | Much like our trusty U.S. postal carriers, virtually no extremes of wind, rain or heat keep Catherine Aime and her research associates from traveling the far corners of...

February 1, 2016

Serendipity fundamental to faculty fellow’s career

02/02/2016 | Serendipity is not only essential to scientific discovery; it has also been fundamental to Ernesto Marinero’s career. As an El Salvadoran youngster, Marinero was given a popular science...

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