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A blood sample is taken from a Data 4 Action Project participant to test for the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2. Antibodies detected in the blood indicate that the participant is likely to have been exposed to SARS-COV-2 in the past. IMAGE: BRENNAN R. DINCHER, PENN STATE

Students join research team examining the COVID-19 pandemic in Centre County

Are we at the beginning of the end of COVID-19? The tricky road to herd immunity, explained.

Smart Antibacterial Avoids Collateral Damage, Potential Blowback

A research team led by Scott Medina, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Penn State, has developed a small protein that can target a specific pathogen to attach to and destroy without harming good bacteria. IMAGE: THE MEDINA GROUP/PENN STATE

Resist the resistance: Fighting the good fight against bacteria

With COVID-19 vaccines arriving, life could return to ‘normal’ by summer … maybe

Modelers: RI probably missing about half of COVID infections

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 sampling in greenhouses and fields without the need for refrigeration.  IMAGE: BEN KNOLLENBERG/PENN STATE

Discovery of chemical clue may lead to solving cacao's black pod rot mystery

UF neuroscientists study scratch-and-sniff tests to detect COVID-19

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

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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

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Could spotted owls benefit from forest fires?

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Psychology professor receives grant to 'harmonize' brain injury data

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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?