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 E-Mail IMAGE: The researchers have created a streamlined sample-collection protocol that only requires a single leaf disc. The leaf discs are preserved in a solvent that prevents degradation of clovamide, allowing large-scale... view more  Credit: Ben Knollenberg/Penn State The finding of relatively high levels of the antimicrobial compound clovamide in the leaves of a disease-resistant strain of cacao has significant implications for breeding trees that can tolerate black pod rot, according to Penn State researchers who conducted a novel study. The discovery is significant because...

4:00 Roughly 35,000 students came back to Penn State this fall for classes during the coronavirus pandemic. One out of every seven of those students contracted COVID-19 during the semester. Some Penn State students who tested positive shared their experiences with the virus and whether catching it made them more or less cautious.  Junior Nate Paisley contracted COVID-19 in mid-September. He felt "achy" and lost his sense of taste and smell for two weeks. After that he felt fine, and he found an added benefit to getting over the coronavirus.  “Now, I can kind of just like not really have ...

People You’ll Hear in This Episode Tufts Now. Michael Reed, professor of biology, studies avian ecology and conservation biology. He looks at how habitat loss and fragmentation affect extinction risk and population viability, as well as the role of animal behavior in extinction risk and conservation. To get a feel for why species regeneration is so urgent, read about the UN report on species extinction rates, the report on species population size decline, and the 3 billion North American birds that have vanished since 1970. Erica Smithwick, J95, majored in geology and environmental studies...