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Gioia Massa, a NASA scientist, is poses inside a lab with plants.

October 20, 2022

Penn State alum presents her NASA space garden research to current students

October 19, 2022

Penn State researchers engineer protein that could be used to develop 1-dose covid vaccine
Gail Matters, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, medicine and pharmacology, and her team received a grant to develop new tools to detect the early spread, or metastasis, of breast cancer Credit: Penn State College of Medicine / Penn State. Creative Commons

October 19, 2022

Cancer Institute receives breast cancer grant from Mary Kay Ash Foundation

October 19, 2022

Penn State researchers 3D bioprint breast cancer tumours and treat them in new 'groundbreaking' study
Eating fire ants might prepare a lizard’s immune system to be stung by the ants, according to a new study by researchers at Penn State. Credit: Langkilde Lab / Penn State. Creative Commons

October 19, 2022

Eating fire ants could prepare lizards for future fire ant attack
Penn State College of Medicine scientists engineered immunogens using areas of SARS-CoV-2’s spike protein that are less susceptible to mutations. These immunogens could someday be used as vaccine candidates in clinical trials. Credit: Penn State College of Medicine / Penn State. Creative Commons

October 18, 2022

Newly engineered protein could be used to develop adaptation-proof COVID vaccine
A scanning electron microscopy image shows a breast cancer cell (cyan) being attacked by T cells (red), which were engineered to recognize the cancer cells. Credit: Madhuri Dey, courtesy of the Ozbolat Lab/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

October 18, 2022

Researchers 3D bioprint breast cancer tumors, treat them in groundbreaking study
Five new research collaborations between Penn State and minority-serving institutions selected to receive seed funding via the Inter-Institutional Partnerships for Diversifying Research program

October 17, 2022

Penn State, State College data on SARS-CoV2 in wastewater now available online

October 13, 2022

Do viruses always become less deadly over time?

October 10, 2022

Researchers confirm a western Pa. birdwatcher's discovery: a new songbird hybrid

October 10, 2022

A rare hybrid bird found in western Pennsylvania

October 09, 2022

Why COVID-19 Made This Sexually Transmitted Superbug Even Worse
The 17 tenured or tenure-line members and 11 non-tenure-line member joining the College of Engineering represent 11 units and departments and include two new department heads. Credit: College of Engineering/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

October 06, 2022

28 new faculty members join the College of Engineering
The CDC's Laboratory Response Network is a linked system of labs across the country that rapidly responds to biological and chemical threats and public health emergencies. The Penn State team will provide the network with an accessible software platform and tools for whole-genome sequencing data analyses and interpretation of results. Credit: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All Rights Reserved.

October 06, 2022

Research team gets CDC grant to strengthen infectious disease surveillance
The myxoma virus was introduced to Australia in the early 1950s to quell an out-of-control non-native rabbit population. Contrary to widespread belief that viruses get milder over time, researchers have found that myxoma has become more deadly over time. Credit: CSIRO. All Rights Reserved.

October 06, 2022

Rabbit virus has evolved to become more deadly, new research finds

October 06, 2022

How our relationship with our skin has changed dramatically over time
This healthy, 1-year-old male offspring of a rose-breasted grosbeak and scarlet tanager is the first-ever documented hybrid of its kind. The two species have such divergent nesting preferences that they have been on independent evolutionary trajectories for at least 10 million years — until now. Credit: Stephen Gosser. All Rights Reserved.

October 05, 2022

Birdsong reveals rare hybrid coupling 10 million years in the making

October 05, 2022

Study finds acetaminophen usage during pregnancy associated with sleep, attention problems

October 05, 2022

Mysterious Bird Is the First-Ever Documented Hybrid of Its Kind

October 05, 2022

Taking acetaminophen (Tylenol) while pregnant linked to ADHD symptoms in preschoolers

October 05, 2022

Gonorrhea became more drug resistant while attention was on COVID-19 – a molecular biologist explains the sexually transmitted superbug
A new study by Penn State researchers was the first to observe an association between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and child sleep challenges. Credit: Getty Images | dragana991. All Rights Reserved.

October 04, 2022

Prenatal acetaminophen use linked to sleep, attention problems in preschoolers

October 04, 2022

Augmented reality exhibition ‘Zombie Ant Experience’ invades Penn State Berks
Bull receiving Inaugural Commonwealth Award from Bordenstein for commitment to and influences on the good of the microbiome sciences and community. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

October 03, 2022

Bull steps down at Microbiome Center, looks forward to future innovation