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731: Investigating the Mechanisms of Signaling and Regulation in Protein Complexes - Dr. Denise Okafor

New Sustainable Resin for 3D Printing Developed at Penn State

Mingyao Yang, who recently completed her doctoral training in the lab of Wansheng Liu, Penn State professor of animal genomics, led the research. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

Gene integral to initiating, sustaining sperm cell development identified

Xploration Awesome Planet: Ant Research

Doctoral degree candidates James Godwin, left, and Kassem Bokhari inspect a 3D-printed tensile-testing specimen. Credit: Michael Houtz/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

Replacing 3D printing plastics with plant-derived materials

Female honeybees may pass down ‘altruistic’ genes

Credit: Michelle Bixby / Penn State. Creative Commons

Manuel Llinás named as the Ernest C. Pollard Professor in Biotechnology

Scientists in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences received a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to investigate methods to enhance soil health and suppress weeds within organic annual and perennial rotations. Credit: Contributed photo. All Rights Reserved.

USDA grant awarded for study on soil health, weed control in organic operations

Three projects have been awarded seed grants as part of the Penn State-Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education initiative. Faculty and students from Penn State will research agricultural and ecological sustainability, preservation of tropical rainforest ecosystems, and sustainable development in Belize. Credit: Contributed photo. All Rights Reserved.

Grants awarded to Penn State faculty for tropical ecosystems research in Belize

Deer Are Everywhere, but We Barely Know Them

Honeybees may inherit altruism from their mothers

Xploration Awesome Planet: Decline in Bee Population

An analysis of genes expressed by healing rabbit ligaments may lead to a better understanding of ACL injury prevention and treatment in humans, according to Penn State researchers. Credit: Quino Al/Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

Females less likely to heal from ACL injuries than males

Honey bee workers display altruism by spreading the pheromones of the queen bee and suppressing their own reproduction. Credit: Sean Bresnahan. All Rights Reserved.

Honey bees may inherit altruistic behavior from their mothers

This composite map shows land areas that could face extreme heat if the planet continues to warm, indicated in yellow and orange. The darker the color, the longer the projected exposure to extreme heat.  Credit: Maps courtesy of Daniel Vecellio, Qinqin Kong, W. Larry Kenney and Matthew Huber; composite image by Dennis Maney . All Rights Reserved.

Climate-driven extreme heat may make parts of Earth too hot for humans

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Too hot for humans: Rising temperatures could soon make parts of Earth uninhabitable

Tracking Traits logo. Credit: Michael Tribone. All Rights Reserved.

Podcast explores impacts of inter-species microbial interactions

Radio clip on sodium intake

A new method for selecting aptamers, or "chemical antibodies," created by Penn State engineers takes only days to complete, instead of the months typically needed for traditional methods. Credit: Kate Myers/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

Novel hydrogel finds new aptamers, or ‘chemical antibodies,’ in days

Nikki Crowley, Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Early Career Chair in Neurobiology and Neural Engineering and assistant professor of biology and of biomedical engineering, with her son after receiving the Women to Watch: Class of 2023 award as part of the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts’ Women in STEAM Awards. Credit: Nikki Crowley. All Rights Reserved.

Nikki Crowley honored with Women in STEAM Award by the Whitaker Center

Spotted lanternflies are still a pest but the smoky honey they help make could be good for you

How some plants became carnivorous predators

A genetic analysis of ruffed grouse reveals that Pennsylvania’s state bird harbors more genetic diversity and connectivity than expected. Credit: HKorber/Pennsylvania Game Commission. All Rights Reserved.

Ruffed grouse population more resilient than expected, genetic study finds