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New Bombali ebolavirus found in Kenyan bat: Evidence for a widespread virus reservoir in Africa
Researchers have identified Bombali ebolavirus in an Angolan free-tailed bat captured in the Taita Hills, southeast Kenya. No ebolaviruses have
Continue reading »Scientists discover genes that help harmful bacteria thwart treatment: Two genes may make staph infections resistant to copper, a powerful antibacterial agent
A Rutgers-led team has discovered two genes that make some strains of harmful Staphyloccocus bacteria resistant to treatment by copper,
Continue reading »Scientists discover Ebola virus in West African bat
The government of Liberia, in partnership with the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at the Columbia University Mailman School
Continue reading »Allergy clinic finds large percentage of anaphylaxis cases from tick bite meat allergy: Increased awareness, more available testing led to 33 percent of cases identified as alpha gal allergy
An increase in the Lone Star tick population since 2006, and the ability to recognize the ticks as the source
Continue reading »New screening approach reveals importance of microRNAs in papillomavirus life cycle
The discovery of microRNAs encoded by papillomaviruses supports the important role of these small molecules in persistent infection, according to
Continue reading »Mechanisms of genetic diversification in major fungal pathogen of humans
Candida albicans is one of the most formidable fungal species, causing infection in humans. Investigating the structure and reproduction methods
Continue reading »A new toxin discovered in Cholera bacteria
The bacterium Vibrio cholerae was discovered more than 150 years ago but remains as one of the main causes of
Continue reading »Coffee helps teams work together: Caffeine makes people more positive by making them more alert
Good teamwork begins with a cup of coffee for everyone, a new study suggests. Researchers found that people gave more
Continue reading »Reconstructing Zika’s spread
The urgent threat from Zika virus, which dominated news headlines in the spring and summer of 2016, has passed for
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