How do pandemics end? History suggests diseases fade but are almost never truly gone
As ready as you are to be done with COVID-19, it's not going anywhere soon. A historian of disease describes how once a pathogen emerges, it's usually here to stay.
Oct. 14, 2020 • ~9 min
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More dengue fever and less malaria – mosquito control strategies may need to shift as Africa heats up
A warming climate may change the types of viruses that thrive. A new report suggests that the threat of malaria may be replaced by dengue, for which there is no treatment and no cure.
Sept. 9, 2020 • ~5 min
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Malaria: new map shows which areas will be at risk because of global warming
We modelled surface water across Africa to show which parts of the continent are climatically-suitable for malaria – and how this will change.
Aug. 28, 2020 • ~8 min
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An argument for gene drive technology to genetically control populations of insects like mosquitoes and locusts
Gene drive guarantees that a trait will be passed to the next generation. But should society use this tool to control insect populations?
July 14, 2020 • ~10 min
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An argument for gene drive technology to genetically control insects like mosquitoes and locusts
Gene drive guarantees that a trait will be passed to the next generation. But should society use this tool to control insect populations?
July 14, 2020 • ~10 min
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How deforestation helps deadly viruses jump from animals to humans
Yellow fever, malaria and Ebola all spilled over from animals to humans at the edges of tropical forests. The new coronavirus is the latest zoonosis.
June 25, 2020 • ~11 min
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In the rush to innovate for COVID-19 drugs, sound science is still essential
To battle the coronavirus, strong regulatory protection from the FDA is essential.
April 8, 2020 • ~9 min
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