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Libyan scientists, soon to be trained in countries around the world, are undertaking a massive search mission to find missing loved ones among thousands of dead bodies, casualties of the country’s recent popular revolution.
A tactic designed to nab repeat offenders also pinpoints the source of infectious diseases and invasive species.
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Old koala pelts from museum collections are helping researchers to learn more about the retroviral invasion that may be endangering the Australian marsupial.
Undergraduate students delve into genomics and synthetic biology thanks to a new breed of technologically advanced courses.
A conference, started 10 years ago partly as a disease ecologist’s birthday party, has become one of the most valued meetings in the field.
Comparing the protein profile of a 500-year-old Inca mummy to modern humans reveals an active lung infection prior to sacrifice.
Cockfighting and other cultural practices in Southeast Asia could greatly aid the spread of deadly diseases like bird flu.
Researchers working in war-torn countries find hints to the molecular roots of posttraumatic stress disorder.
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