How does Zika virus replicate and transmit from mother to fetus?
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two fluorescent images

Nearly $6 million in new NIH grants awared to Penn State researchers.

$1.9M NIH grant to support research on impacts of the microbiome on human health
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Bisanz and Betancurt-Anzola work in the lab
Researchers assemble 51 animal genomes using publicly accessible workflows
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Galaxy platform re-invents genome assembly pipeline, which could inform understanding of human health and evolution.

Newly identified protein helps flowers develop all the right parts
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Images of wild-type and mutant flowers from the model plant species Arabidopsis

A newly identified protein, involved in gene processing, is required for proper flower development in Arabidopsis.

Altered light-harvesting complex in a cyanobacterium allows low-energy light use
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Top, front and side views of structure of light-harvesting antenae in a cyanobacterium

Researchers determine structure of the final component of the photosynthetic apparatus in a cyanobacterium for using lower-energy light

Many models are better than one for COVID-19 scenario projections, study finds
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Graph showing two years of ensemble projections generated by the COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub and real-world COVID-19 data
NASA’s Webb identifies tiniest free-floating brown dwarf
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Central portion of the star cluster IC 348 with three brown dwarfs shown

Astronomers have identified the new record-holder for the smallest object that forms like a star: a tiny, free-floating brown dwarf.

Spinning up control: Propeller shape helps direct nanoparticles, researchers say
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Aaronson and McGovern in lab
Bacteria's mucus maneuvers: Study reveals how snot facilitates infection
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woman in bed with tissue. credit: Andrea Piacquadio

Thicker mucus supercharges bacteria’s ability to self-organize into swarms to spread infection

Discovery of planet too big for its sun throws off solar system formation models
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