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COVID-19 Likely Developed from Viruses ‘Circulating Unnoticed’ in Bats for Decades

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The next coronavirus may already be circulating in bats, study suggests

By reconstructing the evolutionary history of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, an international research team of Chinese, European and U.S. scientists has discovered that the lineage that gave rise to the virus has been circulating in bats for decades and likely includes other viruses with the ability to infect humans. IMAGE: CREATIVENATURE_NL, ISTOCK

Researchers identify evolutionary origins of SARS-CoV-2

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COVID-19 Virus Has Been Circulating in Bats for Decades, Suggests New Study

Close relatives of the coronavirus may have been in bats for decades

Scientists Develop Material that Repairs Itself

Mysterious Chinese seed packets are showing up all over the US, and the government is warning people not to plant them

Virus responsible for the Covid-19 pandemic has been circulating in bats for up to 70 YEARS, study suggests

Penn State To Conduct 150 Coronavirus-Related Research Projects

Agriculture officials issue warning on seed packages from China

Penn State is about to turn Centre County into a massive coronavirus research project

27 States Issue Warnings About Seed Packets From China

Members of Nanyin Zhang's Translational Neuroimaging and Systems Neuroscience Lab standing in front of the lab's MRI machine prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. IMAGE: NANYIN ZHANG

Researchers to examine relation of dysfunctional brain hubs to mental disorders

Dominika Dec Peevey and Amanda Van Buskirk

HGSAC Co-Chairs Recognized for Leadership During Challenging Academic Year

Bill Nye Breaks Down The Science Behind Skin Color, Points Out 'We’re All One Species'

The Salis Lab at Penn State University created thousands of highly non-repetitive genetic parts for engineering organisms with much greater genetic stability, using a newly developed algorithm that uses graph theory to solve a challenging computational problem. IMAGE: HOWARD SALIS

Researchers offer solution for one of synthetic biology's biggest problems

Gary Thompson will step down July 31 as associate dean for research in the College of Agricultural Sciences to become executive director of the Southern Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors. IMAGE: PENN STATE

Gary Thompson leaves his mark on Penn State's agricultural research enterprise

How to manage plant pests and diseases in your coronavirus victory garden

How Viruses Evolve

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