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A new study from Clarkson University is uncovering surprising clues about how simple, everyday actions—like talking or singing—may influence how diseases spread through the air in indoor environments.

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Tar spot once again spread throughout the top corn-producing states in the U.S. this growing season. Looking back over the season, 13 of the top 18 corn-growing states confirmed tar spot infections by ...

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