Life Sciences

Moriah Szpara confronts the complexities of herpes
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Szpara and students at computer
Reka Albert named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Reka Albert
Penn State responds: App aids UN efforts to control Africa's locust infestation
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pair of locusts

David Hughes and colleagues are fast-tracking the creation of a mobile app that locates and tracks the current locust swarms.

Key modifier identified in large genetic deletion related to neurodevelopmental disorders
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Illustration of interactions among genes in 3q29 deletion
Local genetic adaption helps sorghum crop hide from witchweed
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field with crops and flowering witchweed parasite

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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(L–R) Latisha Franklin, Yasha Duggal, and Albanie Henrickson-Stives
Carsten Krebs named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Carsten Krebs

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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illustration of sunlight getting to cyanobacteria

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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microscopic image of cell wall layers

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

Nathan Wasilko, a graduate student in BMMB, was named the 2019 recipient of the Richard L. and Norma L. McCarl Graduate Scholarship.  

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