Another common cold virus?
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COVID-19 could become like the common cold in the future, regularly circulating in humans.

Wolf social group dynamics matter for infectious disease spread, models suggest
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Wolf social dynamics affect disease spread, according to a new study.

Study finds short window for donating convalescent plasma to COVID-19 patients
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Mortality rises among public when health workers get sick in an outbreak
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Researchers discover potential therapeutic targets on SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein
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Silencing the alarm
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Q&A with Ramesh Giri: How can we quickly access complex molecules for drug discovery?
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Ramesh Giri

We spoke to Penn Stae chemist Ramesh Giri about a reaction he developed that creates multiple carbon-carbon bonds at once.

Friends matter: More sociable giraffes live longer
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Adult female giraffes that group together with more of their peers live longer than less sociable individuals, according to a new study.

Vector-borne diseases shaped human history and reveal race disparities
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Vaccines against 10 diseases prevented 37 million deaths in last 20 years
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