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The atmosphere has a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi that travel around the world on highways in the sky.
There’s more to the numbers than what you see on TV.
Lorna Jane landed in hot water this week after promoting a new line of its activewear as “antiviral”. They’ve pulled back, but are still claiming the line is antibacterial – and that’s worrying too.
The percentage of people who die from a coronavirus infection is an important number for public health experts to know. Recent estimates now put it at 0.65%, far lower than initially thought.
The evidence suggests the novel coronavirus evolved naturally.
More than 200 scientists wrote to the World Health Organization, warning about aerosol transmission of the coronavirus.
As if the symptoms of COVID-19 were not disturbing enough, physicians have noted a rare neurological condition that emerges during some severe cases of this viral infection.
The COVID-19 pandemic has boosted interest in home gardening. Three scientists who garden explain some basic methods for controlling common insects and microbes that can spoil your crop.
The cutting-edge tools could greatly expand our understanding of different species’ immune systems, and also help humans prepare for future disease outbreaks.
Despite disappointing download numbers and almost zero success in tracing COVID-19 infections, Australia is persisting with the COVIDSafe app, while the rest of the world embraces the ‘Gapple’ model.
The smallpox virus appears to have been with humanity for millennia before a global vaccination drive wiped it out. Current genome research suggests how smallpox spread and where it came from.
There is a lot of confusion and concern around asymptomatic spread of SARS-C0V-2. An infectious disease expert explains how many people are asymptomatic and how they can spread the virus.
Pathogens typically face a trade-off between virulence and transmission. But that’s not the case with SARS-CoV-2.
SARS-CoV-2 can be spread through the air. But just how much of a factor that is has been hard to determine. Recent evidence suggests it is common, posing problems as public places begin to reopen.
Shortages and price increases from the coronavirus pandemic are spotlighting solutions to future meat supply chain disruptions.
The study of two hospitals was a first for researching the microbiology of the built environment in South Africa – a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding how to design healthier buildings.
We don’t fully understand viruses, and we’re still trying to understand life.
Many respiratory viruses cause us to temporarily lose our sense of smell. But SARS-CoV-2 isn’t like those other viruses. Researchers are now exploring how it differs and whether patients recover.
Scanning through billions of chemicals to find a few potential drugs for treating COVID-19 requires computers that harness together thousands of processors.
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Lecturer in Virology, Queen's University Belfast
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Senior Lecturer in Clinical Microbiology, University of Leicester
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Professor Emerita of Biology, Indiana University
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Professor of Medicine, University of East Anglia
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Principal Scientist and Canada Research Chair in Zoonotic Virus and Animal Reservoirs at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization and Co-Lead of One Health at the University of Saskatchewan, University of Saskatchewan
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine
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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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Regents' Professor & Chair, Medical Laboratory Science, Texas State University
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Senior Lecturer, Medical Microbiology, University of Westminster
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Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Melbourne Laureate Professor, University of Melbourne; Director, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor and Research Leader in Virology and Infectious Disease, Griffith University
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Director of Microbiology, University of California, San Diego