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Microbial Instincts
Decoding the microbial angle to health and the microbial world.
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Peter Miller
René Najera
Agustín Muñoz-Sanz
Milton Kambarami
Gil Pires
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A New Strain of Mpox Virus is Spreading in Africa
A New Strain of Mpox Virus is Spreading in Africa
What failing to prevent an outbreak looks like.
Gil Pires
Aug 14
This Doctor Treated Syphilis by Infecting Patients with Malaria and Earned A Nobel Prize
This Doctor Treated Syphilis by Infecting Patients with Malaria and Earned A Nobel Prize
The forgotten story of how a physician prescribed one infection to cure another.
Dr Tim Crocker-Buque PhD MRCP
Aug 8
The Indomitable COVID Virus Continues to Evolve
The Indomitable COVID Virus Continues to Evolve
Golden dreams amidst viral realities: a state of the wave assessment
Ricky Lanusse
Aug 9
Could Enzymes Be Considered Organisms? Exploring a Bold New Theory
Could Enzymes Be Considered Organisms? Exploring a Bold New Theory
Here’s my argument for why I think they just might be
The One Alternative View
Aug 2
Splashing Into Danger: Childhood Summers and the Hidden Threat of “Brain-Eating” Amoebae
Splashing Into Danger: Childhood Summers and the Hidden Threat of “Brain-Eating” Amoebae
It’s rare, but it’s almost always deadly. And its range is growing.
René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH
Aug 2
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The Miraculous Origin of Brain Intelligence in Land Animals (Like Us)
The Miraculous Origin of Brain Intelligence in Land Animals (Like Us)
When aquatic animals first transitioned to land, a virus-like element probably hijacked their neurons.
Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res)
Jul 29
It’s Not Just Milk: Other Foods Are Made Safer Through Pasteurization
It’s Not Just Milk: Other Foods Are Made Safer Through Pasteurization
How do I like them apples? Clean. I like them squeaky clean.
René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH
Jul 10
Bitten for a Cause: The Volunteers Who Risked Malaria Infection for Lifesaving Research
Bitten for a Cause: The Volunteers Who Risked Malaria Infection for Lifesaving Research
How scientific breakthroughs and historical events have shaped the global fight against one of humanity’s oldest killers.
Dr Tim Crocker-Buque PhD MRCP
May 10
Bird Flu: Get Your Shoes Ready
Bird Flu: Get Your Shoes Ready
Lurking in plain sight, the next pandemic could be in the making
Ricky Lanusse
Jul 19
Breakthrough AI Study Reveals Hidden Lung Damage from COVID-19
Breakthrough AI Study Reveals Hidden Lung Damage from COVID-19
Is the world ignoring the ongoing consequences of COVID-19?
Bauris T, Ph.D
Jun 28
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