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Pioneering chemist Stephen Benkovic elected Foreign Member of Royal Society 6

Whole-Genome Data Point to Four Species of Giraffe

CDC says coronavirus could be under control this summer in U.S. if people get vaccinated and are careful

Models project COVID-19 cases may spike in May, before sharply declining by July

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

Three Penn State faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences

Mutant corn gene boosts sugar in seeds, leaves, may lead to breeding better crop

Penn State researchers 3D bioprinted breast cancer tumors (green) and cultivated their supportive microenvironments (purple) to better understand how they interact with one another. IMAGE: OZBOLAT LAB/PENN STATE

The micro-environment of breast cancer in three dimensions

Are the vaccines effective against mutant Covid variants?

Searching for a safeguard

Bioprinting during surgery could help repair skin and bone

Novel bioprinting procedure may enhance craniofacial skin and bone repair

New CDC Guidelines Say You Don’t Have to Wear a Mask When Running Outdoors

Squire Booker, Evan Pugh Professor of Chemistry and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Penn State, Holder of the Eberly Family Distinguished Chair in Science, and investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Squire Booker named inaugural fellow of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

There Is a Lot of Fungus Among Us

A new approach to gene editing, developed by Penn State researchres, using the CRISPR/Cas9 system to bypass disease-causing mutations in a gene. IMAGE: IURIIMOTOV/FREEPIK.COM

Bypassing broken genes

Melissa Rolls IMAGE: NATE FOLLMER

MCIBS head Melissa Rolls honored with 2021 Graduate Program Chair Leadership Award

Eating a handful of mushrooms a day cuts cancer risk by third, study suggests

Researchers are investigating how carnivory-related genes, such as those involved in digestion, could help crops not only avoid pests, but also thrive in low-nutrient environments. Featured here is a type of carnivorous plant, called a butterwort. IMAGE: TANYA RENNER, PENN STATE

Little crop of horrors

Penn State study: Poa annua remembers being mowed

Doctoral candidate Chris Benson (top), David Huff, professor of turfgrass breeding and genetics (middle) and doctoral candidate Matt Sheltra preparing to plant an experiment on a Poa annua green at the Joseph E. Valentine Turfgrass Research Center at Penn State, University Park. IMAGE: PETE LANDSCHOOT

Plant Biology Students Help Solve Mystery of Turfgrass "Memory"

USDA grant to support expansion of online tool for bee conservation

USDA grant to support expansion of online tool for pollinator conservation

Maria Isabel da Silva

Physiology Graduate Student Wins Top Prize at Graduate Exhibition

‘It was just a matter of time’ until coronavirus variant arrived in Centre County amid rising cases