New clues found to how ‘cruise-ship’ virus gets inside cells microbiologystudy
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified the protein that norovirus — shown here in […]
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Giraffes more speciose than expected microbiologystudy
Scientists from the Senckenberg and the Giraffe Conservation Foundation have analysed the genetic relationships of all major populations of giraffe
Study finds shark fins & meat contain high levels of neurotoxins linked to Alzheimer’s disease microbiologystudy
Cyanobacterial neurotoxin β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) and Mercury are detected in sharks from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. In a new study,
Nasal COVID-19 vaccine halts transmission, animal study finds microbiologystudy
The lightning-fast development of COVID-19 vaccines just months after the virus appeared was a triumph of modern science and saved
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Single-celled fungi multiply, alien-like, by fusing cells in host microbiologystudy
Microsporidia cause diarrhea, an illness called microsporidiosis and even death in immune-compromised individuals. In spite of those widespread medical problems,
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Human kidney progenitors isolated, offering new clues to cell renewal microbiologystudy
In a first-of-its-kind look at human kidney development, researchers at The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles have
Warming stops tiny organisms working together microbiologystudy
Hotter conditions prevent two tiny organisms working together for mutual benefit, new research shows. University of Exeter scientists studied a
New species of pterosaur discovered in Patagonia microbiologystudy
This is a paleoartist’s reconstruction of a ptesosaur. Scientists today announced the discovery of a new species of pterosaur from
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Yale team discovers how Zika virus causes fetal brain damage microbiologystudy
Infection by the Zika virus diverts a key protein necessary for neural cell division in the developing human fetus, thereby