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March 20, 2020

If these epidemiologists are right, we are facing 18 more months of isolation

March 20, 2020

COVID-19 could make a resurgence this fall depending on US response, infectious disease specialist
What does social distancing really mean? "Stay home and limit in-person interactions with others as much as possible. Try to use virtual ways to connect as an alternative, such as video chat. Minimize travel and postpone long trips," said Matt Ferrari, associate professor of biology at Penn State.IMAGE: © MARINA ANDREJCHENKO/ADOBE STOCK

March 19, 2020

Social distancing tips from a Penn State expert

March 19, 2020

How to maintain physical and mental health during coronavirus
A new antibiotic compound clears infection of multi-drug resistant gonorrhea in mice in a single oral dose, according to a new study.IMAGE: ALISSA ECKERT/CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

March 19, 2020

Developing a novel oral antibiotic to treat multidrug-resistant gonorrhea

March 19, 2020

Penn State immunology professors reflect on gravity of the coronavirus
An international team including Penn State biologist Derek Lee provides new guidelines for translocating giraffes for conservation purposes. IMAGE: WILD NATURE INSTITUTE

March 18, 2020

Improving success of giraffe translocations
Researchers reviewed existing evidence, as well as proprietary and novel government data, on seed treatment usage and found that many farmers either did not know what pesticides were on their seeds or falsely assumed that seed treatments did not include certain pesticides. IMAGE: ALYSSA COLLINS

March 17, 2020

Pesticide seed coatings are widespread but underreported

March 13, 2020

Americans need to start canceling travel to slow down the coronavirus: epidemiologist

March 12, 2020

Why so many epidemics originate in Asia and Africa – and why we can expect more

March 12, 2020

Modelers Struggle to Predict the Future of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Bacterial paths represented by the superposition of photograms. A bacterium reaches a clean area of the microchannel by swimming upstream over 15mm in 15 minutes. IMAGE: NURIS FIGUEROA-MORALES

March 12, 2020

Knowing why bacteria are great upstream swimmers may prevent serious infections

March 11, 2020

You Can Generate Happiness By Visiting These Natural Destinations
In the Metabolomics Core Facility, vials filled with extracts of bodily fluid wait in an auto-sampler. Each sample will be passed through a chromatography system that sorts the complex sample into its constituents. Droplets of the separated sample are then misted into the mass spectrometer for analysis.IMAGE: PATRICK MANSELL

March 11, 2020

Listening to your gut: A powerful new tool on the microbiome and cell metabolism

March 10, 2020

Madagascar’s mysterious, lemur-eating cats started as ship stowaways

March 10, 2020

Risks of coronavirus infection from packages are 'extremely low,' even though the virus could live on surfaces for days, one expert says

March 10, 2020

Penn State Provides Funding For High-Impact Coronavirus Research

March 10, 2020

Could the same man have brought coronavirus to both CPAC and AIPAC conferences?

March 10, 2020

I'm an epidemiologist. Coronavirus will make the next year look very different for Americans.

March 09, 2020

What's the coronavirus death rate? Here's why it's hard to estimate.

March 08, 2020

Expert-approved ways to feed all your favorite birds

March 06, 2020

Why So Many Epidemics Originate In Asia And Africa – And Why We Can Expect More
Hawaiian bobtail squid. Two genetic factors that control the expression of a key gene required by the luminescent bacteria that inhabit the squid’s light organs to kill competing bacterial cells have been identified. IMAGE: NATE FOLLMER, PENN STATE

March 06, 2020

Gene regulatory factors enable bacteria to kill rivals and establish symbiosis
PSU aspiration bioprinted on the bottom of a glass Petri dish. The spheroids of tissue can be seen. IMAGE: PATRICK MANSELL

March 06, 2020

Machine sucks up tiny tissue spheroids and prints them precisely