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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

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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

Omicron-Infected Whitetail Deer Detected in New York

Omicron Has Been Found in Deer—That Should Worry Us

Omicron found in NYC deer raises questions about COVID transmission from animals to humans

The tiny poplar seedings were grown in greenhouses at Virginia Tech until they were large enough to survive shipping, when 100 of those clones were sent to each of the 18 common garden sites around the U.S. — including Penn State — where they were planted. Credit: Jill Hamilton/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

Geneticists close to grasping how plant communities may adapt to climate change

Not just humans: Study finds NYC omicron spike hit deer too

Patricia and Stephen Benkovic Credit: Penn State . All Rights Reserved.

Benkovics support pioneering research in chemistry and the life sciences

Researchers found that ergothioneine concentrations declined as tillage intensity increased. The study is among the first to demonstrate that soil disturbance can directly impact a key dietary factor associated with long-term human health. Credit: Getty Images. All Rights Reserved.

Soil tillage reduces availability of ‘longevity vitamin’ ergothioneine in crops

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SCInet graduate student internships available 2022, applications due March 15

More people got reinfected during the Omicron wave in UK than before it emerged, data shows. It means people who've had COVID-19 could get sick again.

Scientists discover shockingly high rates of COVID infections among white-tailed deer