There are more microbes in a bucket of seawater than there are people on Earth. Despite their abundance, humans are only just beginning to fathom the complex role marine microbes play in the ocean ecosystem. These tiny creatures are responsible…

by Patty Welsh 66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. (AFNS) -- The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center here recently put out a request for proposal to move the Space Fence program forward. Space Fence…

HERSHEY, Pa.--The spread of cancer cells may be slowed by targeting the protein km23-1, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine. A motor protein that transports cargo within the cell, km23-1 is also involved in the movement or…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Building a tunnel made up of both hard and soft materials to guide the reconnection of severed nerve endings may be the first step toward helping patients who have suffered extensive nerve trauma regain feeling and…

LANSING, Mich. In an effort to spur production of bioenergy and biobased products $10 million in research grants have been awarded leading to the development of sustainable regional systems. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack pointed to a recent study released by…

Physician adoption of electronic health record (EHR) and other computerized tools to help improve care, safety and coordination of health care for patients across the county continue to rise, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)…

WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded five grants totaling $4.5 million in support of research to improve the production of the common bean, a main staple produced throughout food insecure areas of the world, including East and…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. "And don't let the bedbugs bite" is no longer a harmless adage. In reality today, these bloodthirsty bugs infest thousands of homes. According to a team of Penn State entomologists, biopesticides -- naturally occurring microorganisms -- might…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The adverse side effects of certain hepatitis C medications can now be replicated and observed in Petri dishes and test tubes, thanks to a research team led by Craig Cameron, the Paul Berg Professor of Biochemistry…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A gene that is associated with regeneration of injured nerve cells has been identified by scientists at Penn State and Duke University. The team, led by Melissa Rolls, an assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology…

In the event that a giant asteroid is headed toward Earth, youd better hope that its blindingly white. A pale asteroid would reflect sunlight and over time, this bouncing of photons off its surface could create enough of a force…

By Justin Eimers, CECOM TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT, Pa. -- Tobyhanna Army Depot's new robotics mission helps warfighters remotely search for improvised explosive devices using either a laptop computer or backpack control system. The depot's System Integration and Support, Production Engineering,…