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May 17, 2018

Monitoring of tropical trees in face of climate change

Experts have challenged the principle that tropical ecosystems are aseasonal — after discovering regular cycles in fruiting, flowering and leafing in such climates. Monitoring of tropical […]
May 17, 2018

La Trobe's infection-busting discovery

Scientists have shown a protein found in a tobacco plant has the potential to fight life-threatening infectious diseases. La Trobe's infection-busting discovery La Trobe's infection-busting discovery […]
May 16, 2018

Think chimpanzee beds are dirtier than human ones? Think again

Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) appear to keep tidier sleeping arrangements than humans do. That’s one finding of a recent study that evaluated the microbes and arthropods found […]
May 16, 2018

Why chikungunya, other arthritis-causing viruses target joints

Scientists have understood little about how chikungunya and related viruses cause arthritis. Now, researchers at have identified the molecular handle that chikungunya grabs to get inside […]