Life Sciences

Song Tan Awarded C.I. Noll Award for Excellence in Teaching
Song Tan
Penn State launches new online graduate certificate in applied bioinformatics
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Internships Solidify Research Career Path for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Student
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology student Sarah Chang presents her research findings from her internship at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where she participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Program.
Zombie ant fungi 'know' brains of their hosts
A dead ant manipulated by a species of so-called zombie ant fungus clings to a twig in a South Carolina forest. Newly published Penn State research represents the first extensive study of zombie ants in North America.
Hot-spring bacteria reveal ability to use far-red light for photosynthesis
Fluorescence image of microcolonies of the Leptolyngbya sp. strain JSC-1 of cyanobacteria cells (JSC-1) collected from a hot spring near Yellowstone National Park. The image shows that the cells grow toward the light when light is provided only from above. Credit: Igor I. Brown, a research fellow at NASA JSC
Penn State Science Faculty Get Involved With Science-U Summer Camps
Forensic Science Professor of Practice Jeni Smith teaches participants in a Science-U camp titled "Forensic DNA: Next-Generation Detectives."
Impact of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Coral Communities Is Deeper and Broader than Predicted
A colony of coral from a newly discovered coral community with attached anemones and brittle stars from a site 6 km from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill site. The patchy brown growth on the normally gold-colored coral is not found on healthy colonies and is diagnostic for corals impacted during the spill. Credit: Fisher lab, Penn State University
Boal Named 2014 Searle Scholar
Amie Boal
Crowdfunding Campaign Underway to Support Student Research on Sustainable Agriculture
A group of five people smiling holding crops The Fast Farming team, from left to right: junior Liam Farrell, Plant Biology Masters student Nikki Kapp, juniors Jaime Jarrin and Samanta Roa, and Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Charles Anderson. Credit: Yue Rui
Live Webcams: Scientists Studying Corals Damaged by Oil in the Gulf of Mexico
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