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May 17, 2021

Why Aren't There Mammals in Super Vivid Colors Like There Are Birds and Bugs?

Mother fence lizards that experience stress during pregnancy give birth to male offspring with shortened telomeres, which is associated with shortened life spans, according to new research. IMAGE: TRACY LANGKILDE, PENN STATE

May 14, 2021

Maternal stress during pregnancy may shorten lifespans of male lizard offspring

May 13, 2021

So Far, Vaccines Remain Effective Against Variants

New research modeling the plant cell wall reveals that chains of cellulose bundle together within the cell wall and slide against each other when the cell is stretched, providing a unique combination of strength and extensibility. The image shows the cell wall model as it is stretched, including its primary components cellulose (purple), xyloglucan (green), and pectin (yellow). IMAGE: COSGROVE LAB, PENN STATE

May 13, 2021

What makes plant cell walls both strong and extensible?

A Penn State-led team of scientists has developed a diagnostic test for early detection of citrus greening, a disease that causes green, misshapen and bitter citrus fruit — making it unmarketable and threatening the $3.35 billion U.S. citrus industry. IMAGE: DAVID BARTELS, USDA ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE

May 10, 2021

CRISPR/Cas technology could enable early diagnosis of devastating citrus disease

May 08, 2021

Will My Sense Of Smell Ever Return? Olfactory Insights From COVID And Beyond

May 07, 2021

Pioneering chemist Stephen Benkovic elected Foreign Member of Royal Society 6

May 06, 2021

Whole-Genome Data Point to Four Species of Giraffe

May 05, 2021

CDC says coronavirus could be under control this summer in U.S. if people get vaccinated and are careful

May 05, 2021

Models project COVID-19 cases may spike in May, before sharply declining by July

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

May 04, 2021

Three Penn State faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences

May 03, 2021

Mutant corn gene boosts sugar in seeds, leaves, may lead to breeding better crop

Penn State researchers 3D bioprinted breast cancer tumors (green) and cultivated their supportive microenvironments (purple) to better understand how they interact with one another. IMAGE: OZBOLAT LAB/PENN STATE

May 03, 2021

The micro-environment of breast cancer in three dimensions

April 28, 2021

Are the vaccines effective against mutant Covid variants?

April 28, 2021

Searching for a safeguard

April 27, 2021

Bioprinting during surgery could help repair skin and bone

Squire Booker, Evan Pugh Professor of Chemistry and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Penn State, Holder of the Eberly Family Distinguished Chair in Science, and investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

April 27, 2021

Squire Booker named inaugural fellow of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

April 27, 2021

New CDC Guidelines Say You Don’t Have to Wear a Mask When Running Outdoors

April 27, 2021

Novel bioprinting procedure may enhance craniofacial skin and bone repair

April 24, 2021

There Is a Lot of Fungus Among Us

A new approach to gene editing, developed by Penn State researchres, using the CRISPR/Cas9 system to bypass disease-causing mutations in a gene. IMAGE: IURIIMOTOV/FREEPIK.COM

April 22, 2021

Bypassing broken genes

April 22, 2021

MCIBS head Melissa Rolls honored with 2021 Graduate Program Chair Leadership Award

April 22, 2021

Eating a handful of mushrooms a day cuts cancer risk by third, study suggests

Researchers are investigating how carnivory-related genes, such as those involved in digestion, could help crops not only avoid pests, but also thrive in low-nutrient environments. Featured here is a type of carnivorous plant, called a butterwort. IMAGE: TANYA RENNER, PENN STATE

April 21, 2021

Why Aren't There Mammals in Super Vivid Colors Like There Are Birds and Bugs?

Maternal stress during pregnancy may shorten lifespans of male lizard offspring

So Far, Vaccines Remain Effective Against Variants

What makes plant cell walls both strong and extensible?

CRISPR/Cas technology could enable early diagnosis of devastating citrus disease

Will My Sense Of Smell Ever Return? Olfactory Insights From COVID And Beyond

Pioneering chemist Stephen Benkovic elected Foreign Member of Royal Society 6

Whole-Genome Data Point to Four Species of Giraffe

CDC says coronavirus could be under control this summer in U.S. if people get vaccinated and are careful

Models project COVID-19 cases may spike in May, before sharply declining by July

Three Penn State faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences

Mutant corn gene boosts sugar in seeds, leaves, may lead to breeding better crop

The micro-environment of breast cancer in three dimensions

Are the vaccines effective against mutant Covid variants?

Searching for a safeguard

Bioprinting during surgery could help repair skin and bone

Squire Booker named inaugural fellow of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

New CDC Guidelines Say You Don’t Have to Wear a Mask When Running Outdoors

Novel bioprinting procedure may enhance craniofacial skin and bone repair

There Is a Lot of Fungus Among Us

Bypassing broken genes

MCIBS head Melissa Rolls honored with 2021 Graduate Program Chair Leadership Award

Eating a handful of mushrooms a day cuts cancer risk by third, study suggests

Little crop of horrors

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