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July 5, 2018

Block play could improve your child’s math skills, executive functioning

6/12/2018 | Semi-structured block play among preschool-age children has the potential to improve two skills – mathematics and executive functioning – critical to kindergarten readiness, according a new study by Purdue...

July 5, 2018

This plant scientist has discovered a possible self-destruct switch for turning genes on and off

Purdue University scientists have discovered evidence that the repressive structures that plants use to keep genes turned off is built with a potential self-destruct switch. The findings offer insight into...

July 5, 2018

New technology allows public cameras to send personalized messages to people

6/14/2018 | Purdue University researchers have created a technology that allows public cameras to send personalized messages to people without compromising their privacy. The team developed a real-time end-to-end system called...

July 5, 2018

Ag economists: Labeling decreases opposition to genetically engineered food

6/27/2018 | A 27-day window in which food products containing genetically engineered (GE) ingredients had to be labeled as such in Vermont has given economists a window into how the...

July 5, 2018

Mapping the brain with data science: Visualizing neural connections gives new insights into disease

6/28/2018 | Patients with dementia and other neural diseases show physical symptoms such as stumbling and confusion, but identifying the problem isn’t as simple as taking an X-ray. A group...

June 25, 2018

Purdue engineers find twisting cracks that impart superhero toughness to animals

6/25/2018 | Researchers in a recent series of papers have documented this behavior in precise detail and also are creating new composite materials modeled after the phenomenon. The work was...

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