Health care provider in blue scrubs with stethoscope and darker skin tests the blood sugar of a light-skinned patient

Diabetes Danger?

Study finds COVID-19 hospitalizations often followed by high blood sugar

worms squiggle across a microscope slide

Some Like It Hot

Worms may harbor genetic secrets of heat tolerance

Blue gloved hands hold a preserved beige fish about one foot long with open mouth and blank eyes

History Lesson

Geneticists comb DNA of “survivor” fish for clues to withstanding climate change

SARS-CoV-2 particle in gray with spikes studding surface in red, against a black background

Unwanted Stability

Sturdier spikes may explain SARS-CoV-2 variants’ faster spread

fly neurons

Motor Control

New tool reveals details about motor neuron circuitry in fruit flies

Side by side micrographs show cells lit in purple (left) and blue (right) against a black background

Placental Protection

Three studies examine coronavirus, antibodies during pregnancy

Illustration of a DNA double helix looped back on itself. Two antibodies embedded in the DNA have bound to a SARS-CoV-2 particle.

New Virus, New Test

Researchers explore DNA nanoswitches for diagnosing COVID-19

Child silhouetted against hospital window with letter-shaped magnets spelling out Corona virus

Multisystem Mystery

New study explores why some children exposed to the coronavirus develop inflammatory syndrome

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