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- Newly Described Algae Species Toughens Up Corals to Endure Warming Oceans
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14 July 2017 — Using innovative methods, researchers at Penn State University have identified a new species of stress-tolerant algae that associate with corals in a partnership that promotes the health and growth of coral reef ecosystems.
- Malaria parasites sense and adapt to their host’s nutritional status
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05 July 2017 — A new study shows that the infectious agent responsible for malaria, the Plasmodium parasite, is able to sense its host’s nutritional status and actively adapt through changes in gene expression to reduce the number of offspring it produces.
- Flexible flagella fight flow: Bacteria change a liquid’s properties and escape entrapment
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27 June 2017 — A flexible tail allows swimming bacteria to thin the surrounding liquid and to free themselves when trapped along walls or obstacles, according to Penn State researchers. This finding could influence how bacterial growth is controlled.