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October 21, 2020

Penn State study finds mouthwashes, oral rinses may ‘inactivate’ coronavirus
Penn State College of Medicine researchers say certain oral antiseptics and mouthwashes may have the ability to inactivate human coronaviruses. They say clinical trials needed to determine if these products can reduce the amount of virus COVID-19 positive patients spread when talking, sneezing or coughing. IMAGE: GETTY IMAGES | JAE YOUNG JU

October 21, 2020

Mouthwashes, oral rinses may inactivate human coronaviruses

October 20, 2020

Oral Antiseptics and Mouthwashes May Reduce Spread of Coronavirus: Study

October 19, 2020

AHA News: Persimmons Pack Plenty of Nutritional Punch
Andrew Zydney, Ph.D., spoke at the recent “BioProcess International” Conference, which was held virtually for the first time.

October 19, 2020

Andrew Zydney Shares Continuous Bioprocessing Strategies with a Global Audience

October 19, 2020

Meet The Young People Who May Never Smell Again Because of COVID-19

October 16, 2020

Heading down to the Linc Sunday for the Ravens-Eagles game? Here’s what you need to know
Bioprinting mesenchymal stem cell spheroids in the form of helix within a yield-stress gel IMAGE: OZBOLAT LAB AT PENN STATE

October 16, 2020

Gel instrumental in 3D bioprinting biological tissues
A team of researchers from Penn State and New York University has deconstructed an important “biological clock” in the zebrafinch brain and found that the "wires" between neurons, called axons, play a critical role in the precise timing of the birds' courtship song. IMAGE: CHRISTOPHER AUGER-DOMINGUEZ

October 15, 2020

Researchers deconstruct the 'biological clock' that regulates birdsong

October 15, 2020

Skin Colour, Vitamin D Deficits and Disease Risks
Sundews (Drosera anglica) use the sticky tentacles covering their leaves to attract, trap and digest their prey, such as these damselflies. An NSF grant will enable researchers to study the genetic mechanisms regulating carnivorous plants' ability to obtain nutrients from nonsoil sources. IMAGE: NOAH ELHARDT, WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

October 14, 2020

Grant supports study of how carnivorous plants repurpose genes to digest prey

October 13, 2020

Monkey fossils unearthed in China date back 6.4 MILLION years and are the oldest to be found outside of Africa

October 13, 2020

Fossils Of 6.4 Million-Year-Old Monkeys Are Among The Oldest Found Outside Of Africa

October 13, 2020

Tips To Be Fit: How important is water to trying to lose weight?
Kateryna Makova IMAGE: PENN STATE

October 09, 2020

Makova selected as holder of the Verne M. Willaman Chair in the Life Sciences

October 08, 2020

Avoid These Foods for a Healthier Heart, According to Experts
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October 07, 2020

Podcast unpacks interdisciplinary team’s rapid new virus diagnostics

October 06, 2020

Trick-or-treat date set for Centre Region. Here’s what to know about safety, changes
Adenoviruses have emerged as a promising gene-delivery platform for therapeutic and vaccine purposes. But many people have preexisting immunity to human adenoviruses, such as those shown here, which can cause a variety of common illnesses. Using a delivery system based on a modified bovine adenovirus, researchers hope to develop an effective COVID-19 vaccine that avoids issues associated with vector immunity. IMAGE: CDC/DR. G. WILLIAM GARY, JR.

October 06, 2020

Penn State researcher part of project to develop novel COVID-19 vaccine
Researchers have reconstructed the ancestral sequence of the great ape Y chromosome by comparing three existing (gorilla, human, and chimpanzee) and two newly generated (orangutan and bonobo) Y chromosome assemblies. The new research shows that many gene families and multi-copy sequences were already present in the great ape Y common ancestor and that the chimpanzee and bonobo lineages experienced accelerated gene death and nucleotide substitution rates after their divergence from the human lineage. IMAGE: DANI ZEMBA AND MONIKA CECHOVA, PENN STATE

October 06, 2020

Evolution of the Y chromosome in great apes deciphered
The Oak Road meadow project

October 06, 2020

Designated 'no-mow' turf grass areas provide environmental, economic benefits

October 02, 2020

The magic of mushrooms: Why they're the next big wellness trend
Riparian buffer designs studied included widths of 35 to 100 feet, some all grass, some all trees, and some — like the one shown — both trees and grass. On some, the effects of harvesting grass every year and trees every three years were modeled. IMAGE: ROB BROOKS/PENN STATE

October 02, 2020

Harvesting vegetation on riparian buffers barely reduces water-quality benefits
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October 02, 2020

Researchers hear more crickets and katydids 'singing in the suburbs'