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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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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
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
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
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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
Origin of Covid
The case against the lab leak theory
The case against the lab leak theory
Every reason why lab leak theories fail and a natural origin of covid is more likely.
Peter Miller
Jan 16, 2023
My Friend Won the US$100,000 Debate on the Origin of COVID-19
My Friend Won the US$100,000 Debate on the Origin of COVID-19
An achievement that we hope will make a greater impact.
Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res)
Mar 17
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