Certain DNA sequences can form structures other than the canonical double helix. These alternative DNA conformations — referred to as non-B DNA — have been implicated as regulators of cellular ...

Public health strategies, from vaccination to improving sanitary conditions, may have different impacts depending on whether a disease is endemic — persisting in a particular location for an extended ...

Benjamin McMullen, academic adviser for the Eberly College of Science’s Premedicine and Integrative Science majors and doctoral candidate in Penn State’s Education Policy and Leadership program, was ...

Benjamin McMullen, academic adviser in the Penn State Eberly College of Science, received the "Best in Region 2" award for one of his presentations at the National Academic Advising Association ...

A spat between birds at your backyard bird feeder highlights the sometimes fierce competition for resources that animals face in the natural world, but some ecologically similar species appear to ...

Three graduate students in the Penn State Eberly College of Science have been selected by the J. Jeffery and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School to receive awards for their research and excellence. Ish ...

“Neuroscience is a playground that doesn't exist elsewhere; we come together, we work together, we solve problems together across disciplines in a way that doesn't happen outside of Penn State,” said ...

Eight Penn State Eberly College of Science students and alumni pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees have received fellowship offers from the National Science Foundation Graduate ...

2025 has been designated the “Year of Quantum” by the United Nations to recognize the contributions that have been made in quantum science since the development of quantum mechanics 100 years ago. To ...

A new comparison and analysis of the genomes of species in the genus Malus, which includes the domesticated apple and its wild relatives, revealed the evolutionary relationships among the species and ...

Liu earned her doctoral degree in chemistry from McGill University, her master's degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland, and her bachelor’s degree from Xiangtan University. She conducted ...

From microscopic robots that can carry and deliver drugs inside the human body to tiny particles that can detect and break down microplastics, an emerging field called active matter is looking toward ...