A new mathematical model describes how cells change shape during movement and that it is primarily driven by myosin contraction.
Does herpes simplex virus change during transmission?
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A new mathematical model of cellular movement
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$7.5 million DoD grant supports the exploration of exotic physics in synthetic dimensions
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Mikael Rechtsman, associate professor of physics at Penn State, will lead a team that has been awarded a 5-year $7.5 million DoD MURI grant.
First European farmers' heights did not meet expectations
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Are egg cells in aging primates protected from mutations?
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Mutations in the mitochondrial DNA in developing egg cells increase less with age in rhesus macaques than in other tissues
Nearby star could help explain why our Sun didn’t have sunspots for 70 years
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A sun-like star could explain why our Sun stopped its sunspot cycles 300 years ago during the Maunder Minimum, according to Penn State.
How grasses like wheat can grow in the cold
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Relationships among a grass subfamily, including wheat and barely, reveals gene-duplication events that contributed to cold adaptation.
Studying diseases with better delivery of gene-editing tools
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The Unfolding Story of a Kilonova Told in X-rays
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Astronomers may have discovered a kilonova—a powerful event that occur when two neutron stars merge.
A new molecular family tree of grasses
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Massive study of grass family tree provides clues to the evolution of a type of photosynthesis involved in heat and drought tolerance.