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Amanda Tokash-Peters Links the Microbiome to Ecology
Amanda Tokash-Peters Links the Microbiome to Ecology
The Centenary University professor studies the far-reaching effects of changes in the gut bacteria of mosquitos and other species.
Amanda Tokash-Peters Links the Microbiome to Ecology
Amanda Tokash-Peters Links the Microbiome to Ecology

The Centenary University professor studies the far-reaching effects of changes in the gut bacteria of mosquitos and other species.

The Centenary University professor studies the far-reaching effects of changes in the gut bacteria of mosquitos and other species.

infectious disease, ecology

Gene Drive–Equipped Mosquitoes Released into Lab Environment
Jef Akst | Feb 20, 2019 | 2 min read
The large-scale experiments aim to test how the technology would fare in the wild, if deployed to knock down populations of the pests.
First Bumblebee Species Declared Endangered in U.S.
Kerry Grens | Jan 11, 2017 | 2 min read
The federal government concludes the rusty patched bumblebee is nearing extinction.
China’s Bats Widely Resistant to White-Nose Syndrome
Bob Grant | Mar 10, 2016 | 2 min read
A study suggests bats in Asia could have genes that protect them from the fungal infection that is decimating bat populations in North America.
Intelligence Gathering
Mary Beth Aberlin | Jul 1, 2015 | 3 min read
Disease eradication in the 21st century
Virus May Explain “Melting” Sea Stars
Molly Sharlach | Nov 19, 2014 | 2 min read
Researchers discover a densovirus that is associated with sea star wasting disease.
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant | May 1, 2014 | 3 min read
Madness and Memory, Promoting the Planck Club, The Carnivore Way, and The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons
Biology's Coefficient
Megan Scudellari | Dec 1, 2013 | 9 min read
Joel Cohen uses the tools of mathematics to deconstruct questions of life.
Diversity Defeats Disease
Ruth Williams | Feb 13, 2013 | 3 min read
In a pond, more amphibian species mean decreased chances of disease spread.
A Celebrated Symposium
Jef Akst | Nov 1, 2012 | 3 min read
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.
 
The Birthday Conference
Jef Akst | Oct 31, 2012 | 1 min read
Snapshots from an annual meeting that celebrates the birth of a prominent biologist
Ants Share Pathogens for Immunity
Sabrina Richards | Apr 3, 2012 | 4 min read
A new study shows that grooming by ants promotes colony-wide resistance to fungal infections by transferring small amounts of pathogen to nestmates.
Contributors
The Scientist Staff | Mar 1, 2012 | 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the March 2012 issue of The Scientist.
The View From Above
Cristina Luiggi | Feb 1, 2012 | 1 min read
Satellite imagery is giving biologists a whole new perspective on the phenomena they study.
Dengue-resistance Spreads in Mosquitoes
Edyta Zielinska | Jan 11, 2012 | 2 min read
Researchers engineer a bacterium that can arm the majority of the insect population with dengue resistance, and stop the virus’s spread to humans.
Deadly Bat Fungus Nailed Down
Bob Grant | Oct 26, 2011 | 4 min read
Scientists have made a definitive link between a recently-discovered fungus and a lethal disease wiping out bat populations in eastern North America.
Dengue-Resistant Mosquitoes
Tia Ghose | Aug 24, 2011 | 3 min read
Mosquitoes infected with the Wolbachia bacteria, which fail to transmit the dengue virus, spread through the population when released in the wild.
Deadly Bovine Disease Ousted
Cristina Luiggi | Jun 30, 2011 | 1 min read
United Nation officials declare rinderpest the first animal disease to be fully eradicated.
New fungal hiding places
Cristina Luiggi | Jun 23, 2011 | 1 min read
Whether it’s in the arctic or a commonplace kitchen appliance, deadly fungal species wait for the right opportunity to strike.
The Coming Health Crisis
Samuel S. Myers and Aaron Bernstein | Jan 1, 2011 | 10+ min read
Indirect effects of global climate change threaten the health of hundreds of millions of people. The very uncertainty that shrouds this issue must serve as an organizing principle for adaptation to its ill effects.
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