Life Sciences

Flowering Plants Have Evolved Multiple Genes to Prevent Inbreeding
A close-up photo of a Petunia flower showing the green pistil surrounded closely by white anthers. Credit: Ken-ichi Kubo
Beth Shapiro Awarded Packard Fellowship
Beth Shapiro Awarded Packard Fellowship
Penn State Biology Places High in National Rankings
Credit: Joel McNeal
Penn State's Forensic Science Program Consistently Ranked in the Top Ten
Forensic Science Students to Defrost Cold Case from 1975
There's an App for That Too: New App for Genes on Earth is Tool for Scientists and Entertaining for All
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Analysis of the Chocolate Genome Could Lead to Improved Crops and Products
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Peter Hudson Elected a Corresponding Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Peter Hudson Elected a Corresponding Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Winners of Plant-Biology Video Contest Announced by ChloroFilms Project at Penn State University
Evolution of a Scientist: An interview with Beth Shapiro
Evolution of a Scientist: An interview with Beth Shapiro
Scientists Develop the First Atomic View of Key Genetic Processes
This image illustrates the RCC1 chromatin protein interacting with the nucleosome. Credit: Song Tan laboratory, Penn State
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