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Farm Microbes Can Safeguard Children from Asthma
Children who grow up on farms have a lower risk of developing asthma, and now research published in Nature Medicine, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-019-0469-4 shows that may be due to microbes that can also be found in urban and [...]
Animal Diseases
Are bats sources of the novel Wuhan coronavirus epidemic?
Autors: Emily Clayton and Muhammad Munir Molecular Virology, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Lancaster University, Lancaster UK The novel 2019 coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak originating from Wuhan in China is now progressing further, with more than 9,000 […]
Birds
Secret to intelligence in parrots revealed
Neuroscientists have identified the neural circuit that may underlay intelligence in birds, according to a new study. The discovery is an example of convergent evolution between the brains of birds and primates, with the potential […]
Animal Diseases
Antiviral Nasal RNA Spray
Designer RNA molecules delivered through the nose show early promise for treating West Nile fever, trials in mice show. No effective therapies exist for the illness caused by a mosquito-borne virus, which can invade the […]
