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Penn Medicine and CHOP study uses gene editing to treat lethal disease before birth

(11/25/18 1:37am)

Scientists at Penn Medicine have discovered a method of using prenatal gene editing to prevent a deathly metabolic disorder in animals. Penn Medicine News reported that this could potentially lead to a neonatal treatment for human congenital diseases down the road, opening new doors for the medical and scientific communities.



Penn ModLab is developing robots that can change their shapes in response to surroundings

(11/12/18 4:04am)

While many robots can carry out user orders directly, few robots have the technology to transform autonomously to complete tasks. Engineering researchers at Penn's ModLab, located in the Pennovation Center, are working on breakthrough technologies for robots to respond to environmental changes. 


At Penn Biden Center, students discuss whether democracy will survive today's political climate

(10/25/18 12:08am)

The state of American democracy was the central question of a focus group last week that invited Penn undergraduate students to share their perspectives as an indication of how the younger generation views the current political climate and which demographics have the most faith in the current system.