Atlas of malaria parasite gene activity provides new targets for drugs and vaccines
Researchers have mapped in fine detail the genetic changes malaria parasites go through as they prepare to infect people.
Researchers have mapped in fine detail the genetic changes malaria parasites go through as they prepare to infect people.
Cell & Microbiology
May 27, 2021
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In order to understand foodways and subsistence strategies of humans in the past, as well as distributions of ancient animal species, it is critical for archaeologists to accurately identify animal taxa in archaeological ...
Paleontology & Fossils
May 24, 2021
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Researchers have created a new dietary tool that they say could be used to simultaneously cut the risk of disease and climate change impacts.
Environment
May 5, 2021
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Scientists are using weather forecasts to predict the location and scale of impending meningitis outbreaks in sub-Saharan Africa.
Environment
Apr 12, 2021
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New Curtin University-led research has found climate change will have a substantial impact on global food production and health if no action is taken by consumers, food industries, government, and international bodies.
Environment
Apr 8, 2021
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A new study analyzing bean production and food security across 11 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, found COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions to significantly impact bean production. Border controls and high transport costs ...
Environment
Apr 6, 2021
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Contrary to popular belief, the number of Egyptian vultures dying in Eastern Europe and the Middle East is greater than in sub-Saharan Africa; and half of these disappear due to threats of human origin: electrocution, collision ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 1, 2021
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Increasing threats of poaching and loss of habitat have made Africa's elephant populations more endangered, according to a report released Thursday by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Ecology
Mar 25, 2021
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CABI-led Plantwise plant clinics can help promote more sustainable ways to fight crop pests and diseases in Rwanda and Zambia—such as the fall armyworm—with the judicial use of pesticides within Integrated Pest Management ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 23, 2021
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Access to safe water is central to human health and economic development, yet most rural households in sub-Saharan Africa don't have water piped to their home.
Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2021
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