David Hughes and colleagues are fast-tracking the creation of a mobile app that locates and tracks the current locust swarms.
Life Sciences
Penn State responds: App aids UN efforts to control Africa's locust infestation
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Key modifier identified in large genetic deletion related to neurodevelopmental disorders
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Local genetic adaption helps sorghum crop hide from witchweed
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Sorghum crops in areas where an agricultural parasite is common have local adaptations to deal with that parasite, according to new research
Three graduate students are winners of Eberly's annual I AM STEM competition
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Carsten Krebs named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Carsten Krebs, professor of chemistry and of biochemistry and molecular biology, has been named a AAAS Fellow.
Scientists solve structure enabling cyanobacteria to thrive in low light
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Scientists have determined the structure that gives cyanobacteria their unique ability to convert weak sunlight into useable energy.
Herringbone pattern in plant cell walls critical to cell growth
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The alternating angle of the cell wall's many layers is critical for cell growth, according to a new study.
Nathan Wasilko named recipient of the 2019 Richard L. and Norma L. McCarl Graduate Scholarship
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Nathan Wasilko, a graduate student in BMMB, was named the 2019 recipient of the Richard L. and Norma L. McCarl Graduate Scholarship.
Including irregular time intervals improves animal movement studies
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Animal movement studies, like those using GPS collars and other tracking methods, would benefit from using irregular time points.
Strauss honored with Distinguished Service Award
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James A. Strauss, teaching professor of biology at Penn State, has been named the recipient of the 2019 Distinguished Service Award.