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 E-Mail IMAGE: Penn State researchers 3D bioprinted breast cancer tumors (green) and cultivated their supportive microenvironments (purple) to better understand how they interact with one another. Image: view more  Credit: Ozbolat Lab/Penn State Cancerous tumors thrive on blood, extending their roots deep into the fabric of the tissue of their host. They alter the genetics of surrounding cells and evolve to avoid the protective attacks of immune cells. Now, Penn State researchers have developed a way to study the relationship between solid, difficult-to-treat tumors and the microenv...

IMAGE: Debamalya Chatterjee/Penn State What traits can be improved in corn with the ufo1 gene’s help? “Certainly, stress tolerance, but also likely seed development, which has implications in seed yield as well as improved biomass,” Chopra said. “And we would like to develop a better plant type that could grow in more dense culture, yet still be more productive. And finally, we need to look at resiliency and sustainability. Can we breed corn lines that get the same amount of yield with lower fertilizer inputs and need less water?” Chopra started research on the Maize ufo1 gene becau...

Like the smell of kettle corn sizzling at the arts-and-crafts festivals and the muffled roar of a couple hundred thousand football fans echoing across the valley, Penn State’s autumn foliage forecast is one of the great traditions of this full-sensory season. Millions of ‘leaf peepers’ will hit the roads and bike paths of the northeast hoping to find that one perfect foliage vista, where oranges, reds and yellows blaze away like a landscaping collaboration between Norman Rockwell and Jackson Pollock. The peepers have learned to rely on research at Penn State to give them some idea of ju...

COVID-19 pandemic may have increased mental health issues within families The researchers said understanding what can help parents maintain positive parenting practices is key for helping protect children during future crises. Image: Getty Images SDI Productions COVID-19 pandemic may have increased mental health issues within families Katie Bohn April 13, 2021 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, many families found themselves suddenly isolated together at home. A year later, new research has linked this period with a variety of large, detrimental effects on ...

Deb Kelly, professor of biomedical engineering, and a team of biomedical engineers used a novel toolkit of approaches to uncover the first full structure of a SARS-CoV-2 protein, with findings that could inform advanced treatments and vaccines. Learn more about these research findings through this Penn State News story. Penn State College of Engineering “We discovered new features about the N protein structure that could have large implications in antibody testing and the long-term effects of all SARS-related pandemic viruses,” said Deb Kelly, professor of biomedical engineering (BME), Hu...