Department of Biology

Department of Biology

Elizabeth McGraw

Elizabeth McGraw named head of Department of Biology

Illustration showing increased mutation rate in non-B DNA

Unusual DNA folding increases the rates of mutations

Bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) on flower

Study: Bumble bees lacking high-quality habitat have higher pathogen loads

Bleached coral in the Galapagos Islands

Scientists organize to tackle crisis of coral bleaching

elephants in grassland

Elephant genetics guide conservation

epigenetically modified

Grafting with epigenetically modified rootstock yields surprise

New mutations accumulate in reproductive cells of older mice

New mutations accumulate in reproductive cells of older mice

Professor Sally Mackenzie and her research team study plants in the lab.

Plants pass on 'memory' of stress to some progeny, making them more resilient

Douglas R. Cavener

Cavener announces plan to step down as dean of the Eberly College of Science

Male black carpenter ant

Ants maintain essential interactions despite environmental flux

"questing" female Ixodes scapularis

More than 100 years of data show Pennsylvania tick population shift

Penn State shield: A general image used to accompany some pieces of content on Penn State News.

New SCATTIRSTORM microscope could improve bioenergy production

soybean field

'Scaring' soybeans into defensive mode yields better plants a generation later

zombie antz

Climate change forced zombie ant fungi to adapt

zombie ant on branch

Infected 'zombie ants' face no discrimination from nest mates

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