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Why RFK Jr. Was Deeply Wrong to Take His Grandkids Swimming in Rock Creek

Why RFK Jr. Was Deeply Wrong to Take His Grandkids Swimming in Rock Creek

The person entrusted to lead American health agencies is hazardous to our health
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Bill Sullivan Jr
Get to Know Trichomoniasis, the Most Common Non-Viral Sexually Transmitted Infection

Get to Know Trichomoniasis, the Most Common Non-Viral Sexually Transmitted Infection

Knowledge is power, and taboos aren’t your friend.
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René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH
Not All Viruses Wear Capes, But Some Should

Not All Viruses Wear Capes, But Some Should

Here are some of the “good things” they do.
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uzomian
When Grandpa Gets Measles: A Dystopian Forecast.

When Grandpa Gets Measles: A Dystopian Forecast.

The price of vaccine denialism and policy failure.
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Agustín Muñoz-Sanz
Giraffes’ Gut Microbiome Communities Determined By Species, Not Diet

Giraffes’ Gut Microbiome Communities Determined By Species, Not Diet

The giraffe’s gut microbiome is made up of a variety of bacteria and fungi, and is largely determined by the giraffe’s species — not by…
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𝐆𝐫𝐫𝐥𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭, scientist & journalist
When Did Our Planet Really Begin to Breathe? — Dating the First Oxygen Organisms

When Did Our Planet Really Begin to Breathe? — Dating the First Oxygen Organisms

Intelligent algorithms help reconstruct the evolution timeline of bacteria and show that oxygen-using bacteria thrived long before…
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Sam Vaseghi
The Coronavirus’s Sneaky Strategy: Outsmarting Our Defenses by Camouflaging with a Clotting Protein

The Coronavirus’s Sneaky Strategy: Outsmarting Our Defenses by Camouflaging with a Clotting Protein

How SARS-CoV-2 harnesses the power of the host’s immune system to outsmart and evade antibodies.
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Milton Simba Kambarami
Guess Who’s Back (Again)? Measles, Unfortunately.

Guess Who’s Back (Again)? Measles, Unfortunately.

“How bad is measles?” in 5 min.
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Gil Pires
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.
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Peter Miller
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.
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Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res)
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