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October 27, 2020

Podcast features researchers collecting local COVID-19 data for action

October 27, 2020

How Does COVID-19 Spread Differently Than The Flu?
IMAGE: U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL

October 26, 2020

Malaria parasites hide out in humans when it's not mosquito season
Bee on flower

October 23, 2020

Penn State, Freiburg offer virtual course on pest and pollinator management

October 23, 2020

Researchers graft tomato plants with epigenetically-modified rootstock

October 22, 2020

Penn State study: Mouthwashes, oral rinses could lessen COVID-19 transmission
The grafted tomato plants involved in the research produced seed that resulted in progeny that were, on average, 35% more productive. And that growth vigor persisted in the progeny over five generations in the study. IMAGE: PENN STATE

October 22, 2020

Grafting with epigenetically-modified rootstock yields surprise

October 22, 2020

Podward State: Data 4 Action Ft. Symbiotic Podcast
Recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this surgical screw secretes citrate to help damaged tissue heal. IMAGE: ACUITIVE TECHNOLOGIES

October 21, 2020

Novel bioresorbable, tissue-healing surgical device approved by FDA

October 21, 2020

Penn State study says mouthwash can kill coronavirus — in lab dishes. Human trials are next.

October 21, 2020

Penn State study finds mouthwashes, oral rinses may ‘inactivate’ coronavirus
Penn State College of Medicine researchers say certain oral antiseptics and mouthwashes may have the ability to inactivate human coronaviruses. They say clinical trials needed to determine if these products can reduce the amount of virus COVID-19 positive patients spread when talking, sneezing or coughing. IMAGE: GETTY IMAGES | JAE YOUNG JU

October 21, 2020

Mouthwashes, oral rinses may inactivate human coronaviruses

October 20, 2020

Oral Antiseptics and Mouthwashes May Reduce Spread of Coronavirus: Study

October 19, 2020

AHA News: Persimmons Pack Plenty of Nutritional Punch
Andrew Zydney, Ph.D., spoke at the recent “BioProcess International” Conference, which was held virtually for the first time.

October 19, 2020

Andrew Zydney Shares Continuous Bioprocessing Strategies with a Global Audience

October 19, 2020

Meet The Young People Who May Never Smell Again Because of COVID-19

October 16, 2020

Heading down to the Linc Sunday for the Ravens-Eagles game? Here’s what you need to know
Bioprinting mesenchymal stem cell spheroids in the form of helix within a yield-stress gel IMAGE: OZBOLAT LAB AT PENN STATE

October 16, 2020

Gel instrumental in 3D bioprinting biological tissues
A team of researchers from Penn State and New York University has deconstructed an important “biological clock” in the zebrafinch brain and found that the "wires" between neurons, called axons, play a critical role in the precise timing of the birds' courtship song. IMAGE: CHRISTOPHER AUGER-DOMINGUEZ

October 15, 2020

Researchers deconstruct the 'biological clock' that regulates birdsong

October 15, 2020

Skin Colour, Vitamin D Deficits and Disease Risks
Sundews (Drosera anglica) use the sticky tentacles covering their leaves to attract, trap and digest their prey, such as these damselflies. An NSF grant will enable researchers to study the genetic mechanisms regulating carnivorous plants' ability to obtain nutrients from nonsoil sources. IMAGE: NOAH ELHARDT, WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

October 14, 2020

Grant supports study of how carnivorous plants repurpose genes to digest prey

October 13, 2020

Monkey fossils unearthed in China date back 6.4 MILLION years and are the oldest to be found outside of Africa

October 13, 2020

Fossils Of 6.4 Million-Year-Old Monkeys Are Among The Oldest Found Outside Of Africa

October 13, 2020

Tips To Be Fit: How important is water to trying to lose weight?