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Ever heard of the portfolio diet? It may lower risk for heart disease and stroke

Penn State researchers spent 15 years working with the Kalinago people in the Caribbean to better understand the genetics underpinning skin tone in people without significant European ancestry.   Credit: Provided by Khai C. Ang. All Rights Reserved.

Deciphering the genetic link between skin tone and ancestral origins

Sharifa Crandall, assistant professor of soilborne disease dynamics and management in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

Plant pathologist to research plant diseases in organic vegetables

Penn State College of Medicine researchers are studying how cannabinoids may manage pain and promote bone healing in bone fractures. Fluorescence microscopy reveals how periosteal bone progenitors, which later develop into specialized bone cells that help bone tissue for, appear in healing tissue.  Credit: Reyad Elbarbary/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

CBD and CBG may promote bone fracture healing, manage pain

Katsuhiko Murakami, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology. Credit: Michelle Bixby / Penn State. Creative Commons

Biochemist selected as Innovation Fund investigator by Pew Charitable Trusts

More research is needed to accurately inform irrigation decisions across the United States, Penn State scientists said. Currently, 75% of irrigators rely on experiential or speculative approaches to make decisions regarding irrigation. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

Predicting nationwide crop water availability by understanding soil influences

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

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

New Sustainable Resin for 3D Printing Developed at Penn State

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