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

Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Ala Stanford
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Will Smith and Ala Stanford from the Winter 2021 issue of the Science Journal.

Family, community, and social justice converge in this Eberly alumna’s medical practice

Graduate student Zachary Mandell awarded Paul Berg Prize in Molecular Biology
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Zachary Mandell, doctoral candidate in the Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Microbiology program at Penn State and recipient of the 2020-21 Paul Berg Prize in Molecular Biology
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.

Elizabeth McGraw named head of Department of Biology
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Elizabeth McGraw

Beth McGraw has been named head of the Department of Biology.

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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Graphic of viral entry into host cell mediated by spike protein
Silencing the alarm
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Andrew Patterson receives Society of Toxicology Achievement Award
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Patterson in lab coat at lab bench
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