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James Marden, professor of biology and associate director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, where he is also director of operations.

July 07, 2021

Two honored with 2021 Eberly College of Science Distinguished Service Awards
Researchers have designed a synthetic defective SARS-CoV-2 virus that is innocuous but interferes with the real virus’s growth, potentially causing the extinction of both the disease-causing virus and the synthetic virus. IMAGE: FUSION MEDICAL ANIMATION, UNSPLASH

July 07, 2021

Fighting COVID with COVID

July 07, 2021

Webinar Alert: Where Did COVID-19 Come From?

July 06, 2021

What to Do about Gypsy Moths Devouring Your Trees
The jellyfish, Cotylorhiza tuberculata, from Naples, Italy, hosts the symbiotic algae Philozoon medusarum.

July 01, 2021

Scientists resurrect 'forgotten' genus of algae living in marine animals
Faculty and students affiliated with the Center for Neural Engineering, who are interested in how the brain works and how to treat brain disorders and diseases, come from departments across multiple colleges and graduate programs.

July 01, 2021

National Institutes of Health funds neural engineering graduate training program
Scott Showalter, professor of chemistry and of biochemistry and molecular biology, left, and Emery Usher, graduate student in the Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Biology (BMMB) program.

July 01, 2021

How does a regulatory protein know where to bind to modulate insulin production?

June 30, 2021

The original coronavirus strain has almost disappeared in the US. One chart shows how variants took over.
Claude dePamphilis Penn State Professor of Biology and Huck Distinguished Chair in Plant Biology and Evolutionary Genomics

June 30, 2021

Claude dePamphilis named Huck Chair in Plant Biology and Evolutionary Genomics
An international collaboration led by Penn State developed a surveillance modeling tool that provides a weekly projection of expected COVID-19 cases in all African countries, based on publicly available information. IMAGE: PENN STATE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

June 29, 2021

International team develops predictive tool to help mitigate COVID-19 in Africa
David Hughes, Professor of Entomology and Biology

June 29, 2021

David Hughes named Chair in Global Food Security

June 28, 2021

Fact Check: The Facts – and Gaps – on the Origin of the Coronavirus
An extremely rare hybrid warbler with mismatched color patterns has allowed researchers to disentangle the genetic drivers of two traits that are usually inherited together. IMAGE: MARCELLA BAIZ, PENN STATE

June 28, 2021

Weird warbler reveals genetics of its mismatched colors

June 27, 2021

Health Leaders Dispel Rumors About COVID-19 Vaccine And Infertility
A research assistant with the Data 4 Action Project prepares blood samples for testing to detect the presence of COVID-19 antibodies. Antibodies detected in the blood indicate that the participant is likely to have been exposed to COVID-19 in the past. IMAGE: IMAGE: DAN LESHER

June 23, 2021

Behavior limits COVID-19 spread between University and community
Part of the collection of the Laboratory of Primatology and Paleontology at the University of Antananarivo, the jawbone that the team used in its study had originally been discovered at Beloha Anavoha in southern Madagascar. Carbon-14 dating, a commonly used method for determining the age of archeological artifacts of a biological origin, revealed that the M. edwardsi jawbone was about 1,475 years old. IMAGE: GEORGE PERRY, PENN STATE

June 22, 2021

Newly sequenced genome of extinct giant lemur sheds light on animal's biology

June 21, 2021

As Allegheny County COVID Cases Slow, A Look At How We Got Here And What Happens Next

June 20, 2021

Penn State Cicada Expert Says Brood X Should Emerge in Philly This Weekend

June 17, 2021

The science around the lab leak theory hasn't changed. But here's why some scientists have.
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June 16, 2021

Improving heart health for older women

June 16, 2021

Salad will survive climate change. But at what cost?

June 15, 2021

Distorted, Bizarre Food Smells Haunt Covid Survivors
A previously unexplored mechanism of wound gap closure similar to zipping a purse string may offer faster and better healing after injury or surgery. IMAGE: ELIZABETH FLORES-GOMEZ MURRAY

June 11, 2021

New tissue-closure model may aid in promotion of faster wound healing
In 2019, researchers from all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated in the first nation-wide mammal survey using standardized methods and a common data repository. This unprecedented and inaugural partnership provides novel insight into wildlife distribution and behavior across the entire country. IMAGE: DAN HERRERA, SNAPSHOT USA

June 10, 2021

Snapshot USA: First-ever nationwide mammal survey now published