Life Sciences

Baums Receives Humboldt Research Fellowship
Iliana Baums
Burst of Mutations During Initial Infection Allows Bacteria To Evade Human Immune Response
Electron micrograph of the stomach bacteria Helicobacter pylori. A research team including Penn State scientists has discovered that a burst of rapid evolution immediately following infection allows this bacteria that causes ulcers in humans to survive the immune system and establish a chronic infection. Credit: Yutaka Tsutsumi, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
Rescue of Alzheimer's Memory Deficit Achieved by Reducing 'Excessive Inhibition'
A new drug target to fight Alzheimer's disease has been discovered by a research team led by Gong Chen at Penn State University that also has potential for development as a novel diagnostic tool for Alzheimer's disease. This image shows a microscopic view of the high concentration (red) of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the reactive astrocytes (green) in the human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: Gong Chen lab, Penn State University
Until Death Do Us Part: Genetics Reveal that Threatened Reef Corals and Their Symbiotic Algae Live Together but Evolve Independently
Shallow reef waters were once dominated by extensive thickets of the Caribbean Elkhorn Coral, Acropora palmata, a species that is now endangered. This impressive stand, photographed in Curacao, provides habitat for numerous fish and invertebrate species. Credit: Iliana B. Baums, Penn State University.
Register Now for the Summer Symposium in Molecular Biology: Frontiers in Metallobiochemistry III
Polar Day - Fostering Understanding, Awareness, and Appreciation of the Polar Regions through Outreach, Education, and Research
Arctic fox. Credit: Eric Post
Andrew Read Honored as an Evan Pugh Professor at Penn State
Andrew Read
Frank Pugh Honored as an Evan Pugh Professor at Penn State
Frank Pugh
Abercrombie and Krecko Named 2014 Spring Commencement Student Marshals
Daniel Abercrombie and Laura Krecko were selected to represent the Eberly College of Science as student marshals at spring commencement
A Key Regulatory Protein Is Discovered To Be Essential for Malaria Parasite Transmission to Mosquitos
In blue are Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites in the sexual, gametocyte stage of development. In red are uninfected red blood cells. Credit: Manuel Llinás lab, Penn State University
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