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The pathogen known as swine flu evolved in pigs in Mexico following imports of the livestock from the US and Europe.

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Why R0 Is Problematic for Predicting COVID-19 Spread

Robert May, Theoretical Ecologist Who Advised UK Gov’t, Dies

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Modelers Struggle to Predict the Future of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Person-to-Person Spread of Novel Coronavirus Confirmed in China

Vaccine Exemptions May Allow for Large Measles Outbreaks

Isolated Ebola Cases Hard to Diagnose, Go Undetected

Waning Protection from Vaccination Explains Rise in Mumps Cases

Zika Update

Model Predicts Zoonotic Hot Spots

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How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

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Universe 25 Experiment

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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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From Data to Discovery: Omics in Therapeutic Innovation

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Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research

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A Stubborn Gene, a Failed Experiment, and a New Path

When experiments refuse to cooperate, you try again and again. For Rafael Najmanovich, the setbacks ultimately pushed him in a new direction.

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Maximizing Cancer Research Model Systems

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