Researchers with the Smithsonian's Global Health Program have discovered six new coronaviruses in bats in Myanmar—the first time these viruses have been detected anywhere in the world. Future studies will evaluate the potential ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 14, 2020
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The likelihood of emerging viruses spreading to humans from animals may not depend on the specific animal reservoir of the original virus.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 14, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic sweeping across the world is a crisis of our own making.
Environment
Mar 31, 2020
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Pathogenic fungi pose a huge and growing threat to global food security.
Biotechnology
Mar 30, 2020
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In 2007, Finnish Airedale terrier breeders sent puppies that had died only a few days after being born for pathological examinations to the Finnish Food Safety Authority (Evira). Some litters had lost several puppies. A research ...
Biotechnology
Mar 25, 2020
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Triglycerides, those fats that seem to be the bane of any diet, remain a mystery for many researchers. Plenty of them are in Big Macs, deep pan pizza and the like, but some are a necessity to fuel the body for daily activities.
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 19, 2020
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In recent years, wildfires have grabbed the spotlight for their size, severity, and frequency, with scenes of destruction in California last fall and then Australia just weeks ago dominating international news. Extremely ...
Environment
Mar 9, 2020
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There may be a solution on the horizon to combating superbug infections resistant to antibiotics. The tenacious bacteria and fungi sicken more than 2.8 million people and lead to more than 35,000 deaths in the United States ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 20, 2020
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The rise of fake news could be making disease outbreaks worse—according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2020
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Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University develop a novel gas imaging system to simultaneously visualize and measure gases that are released through the skin in real-time. Gases emitted from the human body have ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 3, 2020
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