Life Sciences

Polar Bear Evolution Tracked Climate Change, New DNA Study Suggests
A polar bear at rest, but alert, looking directly at camera. Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Viruses' Copying Mechanism Demystified, Opening the Door to New Vaccine Strategies
Motif D shown next to a nucleotide
Carsten Krebs Awarded a Society for Biological Inorganic Chemistry Early Career Award
Carsten Krebs Awarded a Society for Biological Inorganic Chemistry Early Career Award
Andrew Read Presents at TEDMED 2012
Read Named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Nerve Pathway for Combating Axon Injury and Stress May Hold Benefits for Individuals with Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurons expressing a toxic form of spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) with protective pathway enabled (left) and blocked (right). Credit: Melissa Rolls.
Penn State Awarded $5.8 Million Grant to Expand Galaxy Biomedical Analysis Software
Protein Required for Flexible Behavior Is Identified
Doug Cavener in his lab, 2012
Strategy Discovered to Activate Genes that Suppress Tumors and Inhibit Cancer
Cancer cells. A research team led by two scientists at Penn State University has developed a promising cancer-fighting strategy for "reactivating" genes that cause cancer tumors to shrink and die. The discovery may aid in the development of an innovative anti-cancer drug that effectively targets unhealthy, cancerous tissue without damaging healthy, non-cancerous tissue and vital organs. Credit: National Cancer Institute
Carl E. Sillman Awarded the C.I. Noll Award for Excellence in Teaching
Carl E. Sillman Awarded the C.I. Noll Award for Excellence in Teaching
Penn State Researcher Receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant
Two crops drying on screens in sun
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