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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

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

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

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

Penn State Provides Funding For High-Impact Coronavirus Research

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

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

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

Expert-approved ways to feed all your favorite birds

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

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

Machine sucks up tiny tissue spheroids and prints them precisely

Will India’s warm, humid weather contain the coronavirus spread? It’s too early to say

Everything you need to know about coronavirus

New drugs could stymie superbugs by freezing evolution

Top Tips for Feeding Wild Birds

Coronavirus: How to avoid catching it - and whether you can touch handrails

All Your Coronavirus Questions Answered

Why So Many Epidemics Originate in Asia and Africa

Will Texas’ warm weather help slow the spread of coronavirus?

Will Warm Weather Kill Coronavirus?

Could India Really Be More Immune to Coronavirus Because of Its Warm Climate?

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Nineteen Penn State students from Six Departments Earn Prestigious CSL Behring Scholarships in Industrial Biotechnology

Imtiaz Ahmad

Imtiaz Ahmad Represents Microbiome Center at Plant and Animal Genome Conference

It's OK to feed wild birds – here are some tips for doing it the right way