There is no denying that humans think sex is important, but it also matters for microbes. Sex allows genes from two parents to be mixed, leading to new combinations of genes in the offspring. In the past…
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Since mid-December the nascent South Sudanese state has collapsed into inter-ethnic violence, sparked by a skirmish within the country’s Presidential Guard. At least 1,000 people have been killed and around…
A food-borne illness is spreading quickly through the United States, an investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed. The disease, called cyclosporiasis, is common…
Dangerous Asian Tiger mosquitoes have established populations on the Torres Strait islands of Waiben and Ngurupia, according…
Parasites are fascinating. They are uniquely adapted to survive, in some cases through very complex life cycles. There’s also research to suggest that some may even change the behaviour of hosts to assist…
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Clinical Associate Professor, School of Medical Science & Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute; Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
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Group Leader, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
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Honorary Fellow Nossal Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases Physician, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Protozoology, University of Bristol
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Research Fellow in African Studies, University of Edinburgh
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School of Public Health, The University of Queensland
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Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement), The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, Ecology, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Principal Scientific Officer, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Postgraduate student, University of Benin
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