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Jean-Paul Armache, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology. IMAGE: NATE FOLLMER, PENN STATE

Determining how a coronavirus protein takes over human protein-making machinery

Students taking soil samples.

Flavonoids' presence in sorghum roots may lead to frost-resistant crop

Ticks and mosquitoes may await the pandemic-weary seeking outdoor exercise

5 lessons from the pandemic to tackle the climate crisis

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

Penn State Microbiome Center and GALT enter collaboration to advance research

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

Faculty teams awarded seed grants to fund biodevice development

Bee with yellow eyes

This rare, mutant honeybee is both male and female

Don’t Downplay the Role of Indigenous People in Molding the Ecological Landscape

Mosquito

Gene-edited mosquitoes are ready for the U.S. — but is the U.S. ready for them?

'Murder hornet' mania highlights dangers of fearing insects and spiders

Family The Novel Coronavirus Belongs To Has Been Lurking In Bats For Decades

Cicadas abuzz around Western Pennsylvania as summer progresses

COVID-19 Likely Developed from Viruses ‘Circulating Unnoticed’ in Bats for Decades

It's time for America to reassert climate leadership. It starts with voting

The next coronavirus may already be circulating in bats, study suggests

By reconstructing the evolutionary history of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, an international research team of Chinese, European and U.S. scientists has discovered that the lineage that gave rise to the virus has been circulating in bats for decades and likely includes other viruses with the ability to infect humans. IMAGE: CREATIVENATURE_NL, ISTOCK

Researchers identify evolutionary origins of SARS-CoV-2

NextGen PA at Penn State holds town hall to discuss voting during the coronavirus pandemic

COVID-19 Virus Has Been Circulating in Bats for Decades, Suggests New Study

Close relatives of the coronavirus may have been in bats for decades

Scientists Develop Material that Repairs Itself

Mysterious Chinese seed packets are showing up all over the US, and the government is warning people not to plant them

Virus responsible for the Covid-19 pandemic has been circulating in bats for up to 70 YEARS, study suggests

Penn State To Conduct 150 Coronavirus-Related Research Projects

Agriculture officials issue warning on seed packages from China