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Microbial Instincts
Decoding the microbial angle to health and the microbial world.
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René Najera
Agustín Muñoz-Sanz
Milton Kambarami
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Vaccinating Smart, Not Blind: What Dengue Vaccination in Brazil Can Teach Us
Vaccinating Smart, Not Blind: What Dengue Vaccination in Brazil Can Teach Us
The dengue vaccine trials are a perfect example of letting epidemiology guide the response. Otherwise, you’re blindly vaccinating everyone…
René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH
Jan 15
The 4 Dominant Coronavirus Variants that Shaped COVID-19 Cases in 2024.
The 4 Dominant Coronavirus Variants that Shaped COVID-19 Cases in 2024.
What advantages did they have over the other circulating variants?
Milton Simba Kambarami
Dec 30, 2024
The Flu Rides in Winter, and a Half Dozen Other Viruses Ride With It
The Flu Rides in Winter, and a Half Dozen Other Viruses Ride With It
It’s not just the flu, folks. Other viruses are making the rounds in winter, ready to strike you down. (And let me clarify that whole Human…
René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH
Jan 5
Bacteria and Virus Transmission is Similar to Interplanetary Travel
Bacteria and Virus Transmission is Similar to Interplanetary Travel
Especially when you sneeze or cough
The One Alternative View
Jan 7
mRNA Technology: Four Decades In The Making
mRNA Technology: Four Decades In The Making
(What to tell your uncle when he says he won’t get the COVID vaccine because it’s “too new”)
Dr. Jess Steier
Dec 23, 2024
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The Secret Magic Of Gophers To Help Restore Devastated Landscapes
The Secret Magic Of Gophers To Help Restore Devastated Landscapes
A team of American scientists sought to learn whether a team of burrowing rodents could help restore Mount St Helens after her 1980…
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Jan 2
The avian influenza is a problem beyond birds.
The avian influenza is a problem beyond birds.
The H5N1 variant of the avian virus continues flying close to the ground level.
Agustín Muñoz-Sanz
Dec 9, 2024
How Stomach Ulcers Could Silently Trigger Parkinson’s Disease
How Stomach Ulcers Could Silently Trigger Parkinson’s Disease
Upper gut infections may trigger tremors and brain issues, many years later.
Sam Westreich, PhD
Sep 9, 2024
Rethinking Disease: How the Quantum Biology of Ferritin Could Change the Game
Rethinking Disease: How the Quantum Biology of Ferritin Could Change the Game
What do cancer, multiple sclerosis, atrial fibrillation, macular degeneration and Parkinson’s disease possibly have in common?
Chris Rourk
Aug 14, 2024
What Made Them Laugh Before Dying? The Chilling Story of a Mysterious Disease.
What Made Them Laugh Before Dying? The Chilling Story of a Mysterious Disease.
It began with cannibalism…
Storyteller Scientist
Sep 22, 2024
Is It Too Late? The Escalating Threat of a Dangerous Fungus and the Battle to Detect It
Is It Too Late? The Escalating Threat of a Dangerous Fungus and the Battle to Detect It
How AI-driven diagnostics can improve our response to Candida auris.
Bauris T, Ph.D
Sep 10, 2024
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