Scientists Discover the Origins of Genomic "Dark Matter"
Shown in the upper left corner of this illustration is a chromosome -- a densely compressed package containing one long, continuous strand of DNA. Credit: National Institutes of Health and B. Franklin Pugh, Penn State University
Novel Self-Powered Nanoparticles Developed to Deliver Healing Drugs Directly to Bone Cracks
This research-microscope image shows the increasing density at the bone-crack site during a 40-minute test of particles carrying the bone-healing medication. The particles were treated with a red-glowing fluorescent dye. Credit: Sen laboratory, Penn State University
Graduate student studying ecological impacts of increased noise on animals
Jenny Tennessen deployed an acoustic recorder adjacent to a wetland in central Florida. The unit was programmed to passively record the nighttime animal orchestra for several evenings. Credit: Jenny Tennessen
Zeal to Heal: Penn State Researchers Develop Way to Transport Medicine Directly to Cracks in Bones
Professor of Chemistry Ayusman Sen
New Characterization of the Human Genome's Ability to Mutate Catalyzes Biomedical Research
This image charts the rates at which four types of mutations segment human chromosomes: insertions, deletions, substitutions, and microsatellite-repeat-number changes. Credit: K. Makova and F. Chiaromonte, Penn State University
Protein Changes Linked to Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease
This image of a human brain is an example of the kinds of brain scans that are used in some neuroscience research studies. Credit: National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
Short-Term Gene-Expression "Memory" is Inherited in Proteins Associated with DNA, New Research Finds
Three fluorescent images of yeast cells as they grow from two single cells (left) to a small cell cluster (right). The green color represents the expression of the HO gene. The red color at the bud neck is a marker for cell cycle. Credit: Bai lab, Penn State University
Temperature alters population dynamics of common plant pests
Tea tortrix moth on leaf Image: Hiroshi Suenaga, Kagoshima tea plantation
Arctic Sea-Ice Loss Has Widespread Effects on Wildlife
Credit: Jeff Kerby, Eric Post lab, Penn State University
Aquatic playground can turn water tanks into fish schools
Juvenile Atlantic salmon raised in tanks with hiding places and floating artificial plants showed signs of improved brain function and could better navigate mazes than the salmon reared in standard hatchery tanks. Image: Anne Gro Salvanes
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