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Fears for bees as US set to extend use of toxic pesticides that paralyse insects

Lance Lian

Studying diseases with better delivery of gene-editing tools

COVID-19 has now been found in 29 kinds of animals, which has scientists concerned

Will COVID Mutate in Animals and Jump Back to Humans?

Qingguang Zhang, assistant research professor in engineering science and mechanics, is one of the Penn State researchers who developed a set of tools and methods for monitoring and analyzing brain activity, which they then published as a how-to guide Credit: Kelby Hochreither/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

Researchers publish how-to guide for monitoring and analyzing brain activity

Two graduate students in Penn State’s Department of Animal Science, Sophia Kenney, left, and Emily Van Syoc, center, have received recognition for their research. They are shown with Erika Ganda, assistant professor of food animal microbiomes. Credit: Contributed photo. All Rights Reserved.

Students in Department of Animal Science receive accolades for research

How plants turned predator

Artist’s depiction of several important crop plants in the grass family — the fifth largest family of plants with about 11,000 species, including wheat, corn, rice, sorghum, millet, sugarcane and bamboo. A massive new study clarifies the evolutionary relationships in the grass family tree and provides insight into the evolution of a type of photosynthesis — known as “C4 photosynthesis”—in grasses that allows the plants to harness the sun’s energy in hot, dry climates while conserving water. Credit: Yiyong Zhao. All Rights Reserved.

A new molecular family tree of grasses

Side by side comparison of two microscope images.

Repurposing FDA-approved drugs may help combat COVID-19

Greg Ning portrait.

Microscopy director propagates new discoveries and new scientists

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Penn State establishes the Geroscience and Dementia Prevention Consortium

Farmers are overusing insecticide-coated seeds, with mounting harmful effects on nature

The Coronavirus Menagerie

What’s the true covid death toll in Pa.? New analysis sheds light

Some white-tailed deer living in Staten Island, New York, are actively infected with the Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of SARS-CoV-2, according to new research led by scientists at Penn State. The team said the finding is concerning because Staten Island represents a situation where a highly dense human population lives in close proximity to a large population of deer. Credit: Courtesy Pennsylvania Game Commission. All Rights Reserved.

Omicron detected for first time in white-tailed deer

Michael Axtell Credit: Nate Follmer, Penn State / Penn State. Creative Commons

Penn State biologist Michael Axtell named distinguished professor

Manuel Llinas Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

Penn State biochemist Manuel Llinás named distinguished professor

Penn State Professor David Hughes is the Huck Chair of Global Food Security and the founder of PlantVillage, whose efforts to help stop the 2020 East Africa locust swarms were the focus of the first Life From All Angles video. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

New video series highlights game-changing life sciences researchers

COVID-19 May Be Widespread in Deer

Scientists develop gene-editing tools that may decrease tick-borne disease

Newly edited gene editing tools for ticks could allow scientists to alter parts of the tick genome that are involved in harboring and transmitting pathogens. Credit: University of Nevada, Reno. All Rights Reserved.

World’s first gene editing tools for ticks may help decrease tick-borne diseases

Nearly $4 million from the Pennsylvania Department of Health will support a Penn State-led project examining the impact of COVID-19 on pregnancy.  Credit: Getty Images | damircudic. All Rights Reserved.

Researchers to study COVID-19 effects on maternal, child health during pregnancy

Darcy Gray, a graduate student in Penn State's intercollege graduate degree program in ecology, is studying honey bees in Kenya. At right is Joseph Kilonzo, research assistant, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology. Credit: Michael Muturi. All Rights Reserved.

Student receives Fulbright to study honey bee health, behavior in Kenya

The hamsters of Hong Kong offer a cautionary COVID tale