A new study co-authored by Penn State biologist describes the genomic profile of Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Omicron genetics and early transmission patterns are characterized in new study
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Sloan Digital Sky Survey’s robots turn their eyes to the sky
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A new robotic system will enable the Sloan Digital Sky Survey to more efficiently map the galaxies and black holes in our galaxy.
New approach can help identify young children most at risk for obesity
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New risk scores developed by Penn State biologists could help clinicians identify young children most at risk of developing obesity.
How a cyanobacterium makes far-red light mean ‘go’
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New structures show location of changes in the photosynthetic apparatus of some cyanobacteria that allow them to grow using far-red light
Coronal rain on a cold star?
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Observations of a stellar flare with Penn State's Habitable-zone Planet Finder could be the first evidence of coronal rain on a cool M-dwarf
A Mars-sized planet orbiting extremely close to its host star
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Mars-sized object orbiting extremely closely to an M-dwarf star validated as a planet using the Penn State Habitable-zone Planet Finder
Distortion: Researchers discover new strategy for antibodies to disable viruses
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New technique better assesses exposure of a population to a virus
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Researchers from Penn State developed a tool to assess virus exposure, using influenza as a model.
Can defects turn inert materials into useful, active ones?
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Study challenges standard ideas about piezoelectricity in ferroelectric crystals
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