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Study: Bumble bees lacking high-quality habitat have higher pathogen loads

Why it matters that the coronavirus is changing — and what this means for vaccine effectiveness (The Conversation)

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Researchers investigate an at-home 'scratch-and-sniff' test for COVID-19

Can the NBA win its rematch with COVID-19?

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Genomics Core Unveils New Capabilities

Section of a brain showing neurons that have nNOS-expressing neurons labeled in green, DREADD-expressing neurons in magenta. Neurons that express both show up as white.  IMAGE: JORDAN NORWOOD, PENN STATE

Some neurons target tiny cerebral blood vessel dilation

What happens if you skip the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine?

Forecasting the next COVID-19

‘PlantVillage’ AI Helping African Farmers Adapt To Climate Change

California Spotted Owl

Could spotted owls benefit from forest fires?

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Psychology professor receives grant to 'harmonize' brain injury data

A head and shoulders professional photo of Dr. Jennifer Kraschnewski against a picture of Penn State College of Medicine

College of Medicine receives $2.7 million to address COVID-19 health disparities

Menaced by Murder Hornets, Bees Decorate Their Hives With Feces

Daily DIY sniff checks could catch many cases of COVID-19

Is a sweet tooth actually a thing?

Anosmia: how Covid brought loss of smell centre stage

Antibiotic Resistance May Be Halted by Cholesterol-Lowering Drug

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Student Poster Session Highlights Biorenewable Research on Campus

Roger Beaty, assistant professor of psychology, foreground, and a participant demonstrate use of the research MRI scanner in the Social, Life, and Engineering Sciences Imaging Center at University Park. Beaty uses functional MRI to study activity in the brain during creativity.    IMAGE: PATRICK MANSELL

Making Connections: Psychologist explores the neuroscience of creativity

Researchers have found that an inexpensive, FDA-approved drug for treating cholesterol — cholestyramine — taken in conjunction with an antibiotic prevents the antibiotic from driving antimicrobial resistance in the gut. IMAGE: ANDREW CHESHIRE, PENN STATE

'Anti-antibiotic' allows for use of antibiotics without driving resistance

According to a new study, the evolution of two color-related genes helps explain the striking diversity in colors and patterns among wood warblers, like the blackburnian warbler pictured here. IMAGE: DARRELL COCHRAN

Warbler coloration shaped by evolution via distinct paths

Chemically self-propelled gold–platinum nanorods tilt like a weathervane against the flow, Penn State researchers found. IMAGE: LEONARDO DOMINGUEZ RUBIO, PENN STATE

Biomedical engineers find active particles swim against the current

Sorry to Burst Your Quarantine Bubble

Hotter Seas Imperil Both Human and Marine Life