A new study has narrowed down the region of the genome that drives the black color in throat and face of warblers by studying hybrid birds.
What determines a warbler’s colors?
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Excess neutrinos and missing gamma rays?
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Penn State-IBM partnership accelerates search for elusive neutrinos
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A partnership with technology leader IBM allows the Cowen group to scale up their research to detect more neutrinos.
Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence Center researcher Jason Wright awarded NASA grant to look for signatures of alien technology
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A grant from NASA will support research by the Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence Center to look for signatures of alien technology.
Sunnier but riskier
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Conservation efforts to improve habitat of threatened timber rattlesnakes do improve thermal opportunities but could come at a cost.
Genes affecting brains and brawn?
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Black hole or neutron star?
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Human presence weakens social relationships of wild giraffes
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Living in close proximity to human settlements disturbs giraffe social networks, according to a new study by a team including Derek Lee.
Research team to study food resilience in the face of catastrophic global events
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An interdisciplinary team of Penn State professors has received $3 million to study food resilience in the face of catastrophic events.
New image of a cancer-related enzyme in action helps explain gene regulation
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New images of an enzyme in action as it interacts with the chromosome could provide important insight into how cells regulate their genes.