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Penn State project enriches the student experience while documenting pandemic Data 4 Action (D4A) Penn State student research assistants process blood samples so they will be ready for serology testing to detect the presence of antibodies to COVID-19. Image: Dan Lesher/Penn State Penn State project enriches the student experience while documenting pandemic Kristie Auman-Bauer May 24, 2021 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Data 4 Action (D4A) project is comprised of dozens of Penn State researchers who are documenting the impacts of COVID-19 in Centre County. While the goal of the project is to ass...

Discovery of flowering gene in cacao may lead to accelerated breeding strategies In the research, embryonic cacao, over expressing the florigen gene, develop tiny flowers in tissue culture. This study is significant because cacao trees typically don't flower until they are between three and eight years of age. Such early flowering promises to greatly speed up breeding to develop disease-resistant trees. Image: Sarah Prewitt/Penn State Discovery of flowering gene in cacao may lead to accelerated breeding strategies Jeff Mulhollem May 17, 2021 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — For the first time, Penn...

So Far, Vaccines Remain Effective Against Variants SciCheck Digest So far, COVID-19 vaccines have been effective against variants of the coronavirus. Scientists are monitoring the situation carefully, with updated or new vaccines a possibility in the future, if need be. Social media claims blaming vaccination for an impending variant “disaster” are hypothetical predictions that ignore life-saving benefits of the vaccines. How effective are the vaccines? All of the authorized vaccines are effective at preventing symptomatic disease. According to the results of the...

IMAGE: Ashli Moore Reproduction in turkeys is initiated by increased daylength and becomes limited by the onset of “broodiness,” eventually resulting in the termination of egg laying. Hens lose their sensitivity to the reproductively stimulating effects of long days, even under ever-increasing daylengths. Loss of productivity is costly, as birds must be cared for until coming back into production. In birds, photoperiodic information is sensed directly in the brain by specialized photoreceptors. Although the site or sites of these photoreceptors are unknown, scientists have suggested sever...

Citrus greening has cost growers billions of dollars in losses A Penn State-led team of scientists has developed a diagnostic test for early detection of citrus greening, a disease that causes green, misshapen and bitter citrus fruit — making it unmarketable and threatening the $3.35 billion U.S. citrus industry. Image: David Bartels, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service CRISPR/Cas technology could enable early diagnosis of devastating citrus disease Chuck Gill May 10, 2021 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State and U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists have used cutting-edge C...