Teeth offer vital clues about diet during the Great Irish Famine
Scientific analysis of dental calculus — plaque build-up — of the Famine’s victims found evidence of corn (maize), oats, potato, […]
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered how the highly infectious and sometimes deadly Hepatitis C virus (HCV) “ghosts” our […] With flattened bodies, grabbing forelegs and deciduous wings, deer keds do not look like your typical fly. These parasites of […] Taking a pharmaceutical formulation of cannabidiol, a cannabis-based medicine, cut seizures nearly in half for children with a rare and […] If you’re looking for a needle in a haystack, it’s best to know what hay looks like. An international team […] Scientists from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have developed a powerful method for exploring the properties of […] A new screening tool developed at the University of British Columbia is giving seafood companies the ability to pinpoint the […] New computational simulations suggest that the effects of antibiotics on a bacterial community depend on whether neighboring species have competitive […] In many species, including humans, the young are often more susceptible to infection than adults, even after accounting for prior […] The evolutionary path of the deadliest human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, has been revealed for the first time. This parasite […]New Species
How hepatitis C ‘ghosts’ our immune system
New records show spread of parasitic deer flies across the United States
Cannabis-based medicine may reduce seizures for children with difficult-to-treat epilepsy
New algorithm efficiently finds antibiotic candidates: Search technique avoids wasting time, expense on rediscovering known compounds
Mapping vast unknown territory of long non-coding RNA
Tool to reduce slavery in seafood supply chains
How competition and cooperation between bacteria shape antibiotic resistance: Antibiotics may indirectly suppress resistant species via attack on sensitive partner species
Can evolution explain why the young are often more susceptible than adults to infection? Many species may have evolved to prioritise growth over immunity while maturing
Deadly malaria’s evolution revealed: Plasmodium falciparum emerged earlier than thought and gives clues to how deadly parasites arise