The emergence of exotic diseases such as Ebola and SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) in people has prompted intensive research into new drug treatments, and this is indirectly bringing benefit to cats. Feline infectious ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 13, 2019
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Virus spillover—the transmission of viruses from one species to another—may be occurring between bats and humans in Nagaland, India, according to a new collaborative study by the National Centre of Biological Sciences ...
Ecology
Nov 1, 2019
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Climate change and carbon footprints, political unrest, global epidemics—what does it all mean for the future of tourism?
Archaeology
Feb 20, 2020
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Studies of human monoclonal antibodies isolated from survivors of coronavirus-induced severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) or Middle-East respiratory syndrome (MERS) are unveiling surprising immune defense tactics against ...
Biochemistry
Jan 31, 2019
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In late 2019, a mysterious coronavirus—now called 2019-nCoV—began making people sick in Wuhan, China. Now the virus has spread to at least four other countries, including the United States, and killed at least nine people.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 29, 2020
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Bats are in the limelight these days because they are rumoured to be the source of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused the coronavirus pandemic. But that is just part of their story. Bats turn out to be miraculous creatures. ...
Ecology
Oct 26, 2020
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As the world reels under the coronavirus crisis on the eve of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, might nature be trying to tell us something?
Plants & Animals
Apr 22, 2020
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The first animal study of a pig virus' potential to jump to another species shows that the virus, once introduced to a select group of birds, is easily transmitted to healthy chickens and turkeys.
Veterinary medicine
Jan 15, 2020
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Zoonoses—diseases that can spread between animals and humans, like avian influenza, rabies and severe acute respiratory syndrome—comprise a large percentage of all newly identified infectious diseases. As they represent ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 24, 2020
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At a time when the world's attention is focused on curbing the spread of infectious disease, new research by the UCLA WORLD Policy Analysis Center shows that strengthening guarantees of paid sick leave is crucial to protecting ...
Social Sciences
May 14, 2020
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