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April 16, 2018

Predicting which trees are at greatest risk of beetle invasion

This study shows that the composition of forests is more important than other factors when predicting where the destructive pest will strike next. Predicting which trees […]
April 13, 2018

Temperature affects insecticide efficacy against malaria vectors

Ambient temperature has a marked effect on the toxicity of the most commonly used insecticides for malaria control, according to a new study. The results underline […]
April 12, 2018

How highly contagious norovirus infection gets its start

Researchers have shown, in mice, that norovirus infects a rare type of intestinal cell called a tuft cell. Noroviruses tucked inside tuft cells are effectively hidden […]
April 12, 2018

Ebola: Overestimated mutation rate

At the start of the epidemic in West Africa, the Ebola virus did not change as rapidly as thought at the time. Researchers explain why scientists […]