How Humanity's Choices in Brazil Brought Together Bats & Pigs in …
2017年2月24日 · Ecosystem changes caused by agricultural choices in Brazil are creating a dangerous microbe mix in exploding populations of vampire bats and feral pigs. Even as human-influenced climate warming is tipping the tables on ecosystems around the world, choices made by landowners in the Americas, from Mexico to Argentina, are setting the stage for emergence of diseases dangerous to humans and ...
Puerto Rico Could Be Downplaying Its Zika Problem
2017年4月19日 · Reports of Zika-related birth defects are coming in at shockingly low rates in Puerto Rico. While that might be something to cheer, one former US government official is saying there could be a nefarious reason for the low numbers.
Genetically-Modified Parasites Could Save People from Malaria
2017年1月13日 · By genetically-modifying these same parasites, researchers in Seattle recently created a vaccine that appears to be safe and effective in generating an immune response to malaria in a small study of human volunteers. The work is part of a global effort to eliminate the suffering caused by malaria through improved testing, treatment, vector ...
HIV Prevention Ring Passes Safety Testing Clinical Trial
2017年7月25日 · Young girls, especially those who live in areas where HIV is epidemic, like sub-Saharan Africa, are particularly vulnerable to becoming infected with HIV. A vaginal ring containing the antiviral agent dapivirine has been shown to decrease the chance of developing HIV-1 in adult women over 21 and now in the first step for use in adolescents, the ring has been shown to be safe and well-tolerated ...
Microbial Conversations Lead Trees Uphill to Escape
2017年5月19日 · The future of forests looks dreary in the face of a warming climate, but scientists are exploring the relationship between soil microbes and the ability of trees to move to higher altitudes, a key component of their survival. With the rate of ice melting and sea level rise happening right now, we're already due for a fair amount of global warming. While treaties and protocols may reduce ...
Out Damn Spot! Researchers Discover Microbes Are the Reason …
2017年9月7日 · This is a tale about microbes, a man who became a hermit, and the parchment that carries both of their stories. Sometime around 1190 AD in Italy, a man named Laurentius Loricatus was born. Trained to be a soldier, Loricatus killed someone by accident and was stricken with remorse. Loricatus became a Benedictine monk and lived 34 years as a mountain hermit. A 16' long parchment telling his ...