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The Scientist checks in on scientists who switched gears to combat the pandemic. Jul 1, 2021 ABOVE: Three versions of one of the ventilator models developed by Alher Mauricio Hernandez’s team at the University of Antioquia ALHER MAURICIO HERNANDEZ  While no single idea or approach has successfully spelled the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, many scientists—including some with no previous experience in virology, medicine, or public health—have changed focus to try to fill needs they saw in ...

This 5,000-Year-Old Hunter-Gatherer Had The Earliest Known Plague Strain: Study KEY POINTS The early strain was likely less transmissible and less aggressive It challenges suggestions that the bacteria evolved mostly in megacities The Black Death wiped out nearly half of Europes population in the 1300s. But how far back did the bacteria affect humans? A team of researchers may have possibly found the oldest strain of it in a 5,000-year-old specimen. The plague bacteria was discovered in the...

Earlier this year, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) acknowledged the impact of structural racism on biomedical science and committed to doing more to dismantle it. Now, in a commentary appearing June 10 in the journal Cell, NIH Director Francis Collins and colleagues describe the NIHs UNITE initiative and how it differs from the agencys previous diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

A team of researchers has discovered 24,000-year-old microorganisms alive in Siberian permafrost, and they can still eat and reproduce.

Una creatura microcellulare di oltre 22mila anni fa è stata "riportata in vita"

Anyone thats ever interacted with a dog knows that they often have an amazing capacity to interact with people. Now researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on June 3 have found that this ability is present in dogs from a very young age and doesnt require much, if any, prior experience or training. But, some of them start off better at it than others based on their genetics.

Using a piece of magnet, researchers have designed a simple system that can control the movement of a small puddle of water, even when its upside down. The new liquid manipulation strategy, described in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science on June 3, can have a wide range of applications including cleaning hard-to-reach environments or delivering small objects.

Whales are largely protected from direct catch, but many populations numbers still remain far below what they once were. A study published in the journal Current Biology on June 3 suggests that, in addition to smaller population sizes, those whales that survive are struggling. As evidence, they find that right whales living in the North Atlantic today are significantly shorter than those born 30 to 40 years ago.

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An international consortium reports the largest-ever global metagenomic study of urban microbiomes, spanning the air and the surfaces of multiple cities. The project, which sequenced and analyzed samples collected from public transit systems and hospitals in 60 cities around the world, features comprehensive analysis and annotation for all the microbial species identified -- including thousands of viruses and bacteria and two archaea not found in reference databases. The study appears May 26 in ...