A vaccine against the chytrid fungus in frogs leads to a protective shift the composition of the microbiome, according to a new study.
Life Sciences
Masai giraffes more endangered than previously thought
Image
Vaccine against deadly chytrid fungus primes frog microbiome for future exposure
Image
Santhosh Girirajan named interim head of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Image
Santhosh Girirajan named interim head of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Penn State
Matt Jones honored with 2023 Staff Excellence Award by University Staff Advisory Council
Image
Penn State research assistant Matt Jones has been honored by the University Staff Advisory Council with the Staff Excellence Award.
Essential process for SARS-CoV-2 viral replication visualized
Image
New images from Penn State researchers show how viral proteins are separated by a protease; an important step during virus replication.
Masatoshi Nei, Kyoto Prize-winning evolutionary geneticist, dies at 92
Image
Masatoshi Nei, Kyoto Prize-winning evolutionary geneticist and Penn State professor emeritus, has died at 92.
PlantVillage receives $4.96 million grant to combat crop loss in Africa
Image
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is awarding a $4.96 million grant to Penn State's PlantVillage.
Why the orchid family tree has orchids growing on it
Image
Penn State led genetic analysis of relations among orchids reveals ability to grow on trees evolved independently multiple times.
Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics hosts infectious disease conference May 22-25
Image
Penn State's CIDD will host the Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease conference in May 2023.
Sarah Bordenstein receives Huxley Award from Society for the Study of Evolution
Image
Penn State biologist Sarah Bordenstein was honored for her work directing "Discover the Microbes Within! The Wolbachia Project."