Life Sciences

Chronic illness causes less harm when carnivores cooperate
Wolves, several of which are infected with sarcoptic mange, from Yellowstone National Park, WY. Credit: National Park Service
Charles Fisher Named Distinguished Senior Scholar
Charles Fisher
New technique shows shale-drilling additives in drinking-water taps near leak
A sampling from one of the affected homes located near a reported pit leak at a Marcellus shale gas well pad. Image:Susan Brantley/Penn State
Brain-repair research team approaches crowd-funding goal: 15 days left to help speed research into clinical trials
Gong Chen and his research team at the Lion Shrine. Credit: Penn State
Cross-country tour raising funds and awareness for metastatic breast cancer to make stop at Penn State on April 16, 2015
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Crowd-Funding Campaign to Accelerate Clinical Trials of New Brain-Repair Discovery Begins on March 30
Gong Chen and his research team at the Lion Shrine. Credit: Penn State
Research in Action: PML Consortium Grant Seeks to Identify How JC Virus Causes Fatal Brain Disease
Richard Frisque, professor of molecular virology and the lead investigator on the grant, is studying the connections between immunomodulatory drugs and the development of JC virus-induced PML.
McGinty honored with Dale F. Frey Award for Breakthrough Scientists
Robert McGinty
Antibiotic Resistance: Free Screening of Documentary Film plus a Panel Discussion on March 26
Resistance DVD Cover
First Successful Lab Breeding of Rare Caribbean Coral Species
Juvenile Pillar Coral polyp settled onto a ceramic surface. Credit: Kristen Marhaver
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