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Department of Biology

Department of Biology

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

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

Plant path

Plant pathology students reap benefits of research opportunities

Ken Weiss

Weiss receives Charles R. Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award

fire ant on lizard

Lizards may be overwhelmed by fire ants and social stress combined

$2.35 million grant enables better prediction of infectious disease outbreaks

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