Life Sciences

Kenneth Keiler honored with 2023 Distinguished Service Award
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Ken Keiler has been awarded the 2023 Distinguished Service Award from the Eberly College of Science.

Bioluminescent bacteria coordinate signaling to colonize squid’s light organ
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Hawaiian bobtail squid
Newly identified protein regulates the creation of cellulose in plant cells
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A new study from Penn State reveals a protein that regulates the synthesis of cellulose, which could aid design of materials for biofuels.

NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant announces its 2023 fellowship, scholarship winners
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Seven students from the Eberly College of Science received fellowships and scholarships from the  NASA Space Grant in 2023.

Neela Yennawar and Scott Lindner selected as 2023 Huck Leadership Fellows
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As a Huck Leadership Fellow, Eberly professor Scott Lindner will assess Huck's doctoral training programs to align with industry.

Extinct warbler’s genome sequenced from museum specimens
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Painting of museum specimens of Bachman's warbler by Isabella Kirkland, 2011

New whole-genome sequences from seven museum specimens of the extinct Bachman's warbler show that it was a distinct species.

Mouse models of adolescent binge drinking reveal key long-lasting brain changes
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Heavy alcohol consumption may cause permanent dysregulation of neurons, or brain cells, in adolescents, according to a new study in mice.

Masai giraffes more endangered than previously thought
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Three adult giraffes on savanna
Vaccine against deadly chytrid fungus primes frog microbiome for future exposure
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tree frog Credit: TJ Gehling, flickr

A vaccine against the chytrid fungus in frogs leads to a protective shift the composition of the microbiome, according to a new study.

Santhosh Girirajan named interim head of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Santhosh Girirajan

Santhosh Girirajan named interim head of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Penn State

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