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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.
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Cockfighting and other cultural practices in Southeast Asia could greatly aid the spread of deadly diseases like bird flu.
Diverse plant communities create a disease-fighting "soil genotype."
Researchers look to the emerging phenomenon of "crowdfunding" to pay for their work
People living on islands in the Norwegian Sea suffer from an unusually high rate of certain genetic diseases and health issues, making the population ripe for research.
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