Life Sciences

Penn State's 2010 Forensic Science Lecture Series
Forensics Poster 2010
Bob Shaler, Founding Director of the Penn State Forensic Science Program, Retires
Bob Shaler, Founding Director of the Penn State Forensic Science Program, Retires
Lizards Show Stress Reactions to Fire Ant Neighbors
Credit: Langkilde lab, Penn State
Epileptic Seizures May Be Linked to an Ancient Gene Family
Artist's visualization of the human brain. Nerve cells in the brain are responsible for maintaining a threshold between rest and excitement in response to stimuli. CREDIT: Arthur Toga, University of California at Los Angeles via the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.
New Hypothesis for Human Evolution and Human Nature
carving combo
Depressed Mice Could Aid Research on Drug-Resistant Depression in Humans
VanGogh-Depression
Discovery of How Coral Reefs Adapt to Global Warming Could Aid Reef Restoration
Credit: Iliana Baums laboratory, Penn State
Video: Researcher Studies Warming Oceans' Effects on Coral Reef Life
Iliana Baums and her research collaborators observe and take samples of coral during their underwater research work.
Penn State Awarded $1-million Science Education Grant by Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Science students in the lab
National Geographic Selects Penn State's Beth Shapiro as a 2010 Emerging Explorer
Molecular biologist Beth Shapiro, the Shaffer Career Development Assistant Professor of Biology at Penn State, has been selected as a 2010 Emerging Explorer by the National Geographic Society.
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