The Daily Pennsylvanian

Lab experience has become another box to check for Penn pre-meds

Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research co-founder Virginia Lee said her lab regularly receives more applications from ...

Invisible Greatness Can Be Judged by Converted Numbers | Impressions of 'The Invisible Giant: Microorganisms'

"Why are things that cannot be seen called giant?"Converted numbers are lined up to show how many microorganisms exist in the ...
Tech Xplore

Temporary melting liquid could help build better perovskite solar cells and LEDs

A team co-led by researchers at the University of California San Diego has developed a new way to make perovskite solar cells ...

A self-disinfecting fabric eliminates bacteria, fungi and viruses in hospital settings

A team has developed a new self-disinfecting cotton fabric capable of eliminating bacteria, fungi and viruses in hospital settings using visible light.

For High School Students Who Want Microbes to Use Carbon Dioxide | Researching Applied Microbiology at the University of Tokyo's Laboratory of Applied Microbiology

I have completed a master's degree in a science-related graduate school and work as a researcher at a manufacturing company. At "Kenro," I research prospective universities not just by their names or ...

Tortoise beetles use pigmentation protein to shield bacteria that help digest plants

More than 80 years ago, scientists discovered that differences in yellow pigmentation were critical to courtship success and ...

Nobel-winning technique uses colored light to help scientists map and control the brain

The brain is unbelievably complicated, which is both daunting and fascinating for neuroscientists like me. In the space of a ...
Opinion

What you need to know about pneumonic plague after reports of Russian lab worker's death

Officials in Russia have provided conflicting information about the death of an employee at a Siberian "anti-plague" laboratory. Here's what we know about pneumonic plague.