Landmark study of links between maternal health and fetal development is among the first to look at the genetic profiles of East Asian people. Plus, how sea otters protect shorelines from erosion and what’s behind the alarming surge of measles in Europe. Landmark study of links between maternal health and fetal development is among the first to look at the genetic profiles of East Asian people. Plus, how sea otters protect shorelines from erosion and what’s behind the alarming surge of measles in Europe.
By Mick Bailey and Nicholas John Timpson for The Conversation With the highly mutated Omicron variant spreading rapidly, people want to know if immunity from vaccination or a prior infection will be enough to protect them against getting infected or developing severe disease.