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Gene therapy helps functional recovery after stroke

Neurons converted from glial cells

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Livestock disease risk tied to herd management style

person herding goats in Africa

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Crouching lion, hidden giraffe

Group of giraffes in Tanzania

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New insights into genetic basis of bird migration

warbler singing

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Awards and Honors, Student Stories

Biology graduate student receives three awards for outstanding conference presentation

Reich with test tubes

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Awards and Honors

Tracy Langkilde recognized for study of amphibians, reptiles

fire ant biting lizard

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How to restore a coral reef

healthy and bleached coral

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Parasitic plants use stolen genes to make them better parasites

dodder strangles

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Game theory shows why stigmatization may not make sense in modern society

Before modern medicine, stigmatization may have been the most effective way humans had for dealing with the spread of infectious diseases. Now, a game theory model supports the idea that stigmatizing people who have a disease may cause more harm than good. Image credit: Pixabay

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Linking health and population patterns via satellite

Penn State biologist Nita Bharti and geographer Andrew Tatem compared satellite images of nighttime lights over time to estimate population changes in places like Niamey, capital of the West African nation of Niger, and then correlated those changes with public-health records of measles outbreaks. Credit: Penn State

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Ants maintain essential interactions despite environmental flux

Male black carpenter ant, Camponotus pennsylvanicus. Photo Credit: Bruce Marlin

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Harvesters of Light

Striking a piece of coral with a laser light demonstrates the impressive distribution of light throughout. Photo credit: Patrick Mansell

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