[ad_1] The characterization of microbial cell diversity in a handful of soil is so complex that it was considered impossible. To date, only a small fraction of microbes living in, on and …
Read More »Rare and diverse giant viruses found unexpectedly in a forest floor ecosystem
[ad_1] Biologist Jeff Blanchard, kneeling in the center of the hat, takes soil samples surrounded by students from the Harvard Forest in central Massachusetts. He and his Ph.D. student Lauren Alteio unexpectedly …
Read More »Scientists discover rare giant viruses in forest soils • Earth.com
[ad_1] The researchers made an amazing discovery in the soil at the Harvard Forest in Petersham, Massachusetts. The team discovered giant viruses up to hundreds of times larger than other viruses. Viruses …
Read More »Both Bacteria and Viruses Can Cause Pneumonia, But One Is Much Worse for the Heart
[ad_1] CHICAGO — Pneumonia caused by bacterial infections poses a much greater threat to the heart than pneumonia caused by viral infections, a new study suggests. Patients in the study who were …
Read More »Art and science meet in Maine to illuminate Antarctic marine viruses
[ad_1] EAST BOOTHBAY – A Maine marine science lab is collaborating with an artist to improve understanding of Antarctic marine viruses through the medium of art. The Bigelow Marine Science Lab says …
Read More »Evidence that RNA viruses have caused adaptive introgression between Neanderthals and modern humans | NEWS.am Medicine
[ad_1] Neanderthals and modern humans have crossed at least twice in the last 100,000 years. There is evidence that most of the introgressed DNA segments of Neanderthals in modern humans have been …
Read More »Early season viruses hitting hard | Healthy Living
[ad_1] Fupper respiratory infections to mimic symptoms and symptoms Dr. David Patton with Cherry Tree Pediatrics in Uniontown said they have seen a dramatic increase in the number of kids sick with …
Read More »Modern humans developed protection from viruses thanks to Neanderthal genes
[ad_1] Boston: Neanderthal genes likely gave modern humans protection against viruses that our ancestors encountered when they left Africa, according to a study. The research, published in the journal Cell, shows that …
Read More »Inherited Neanderthal genes protect us against viruses, study shows
[ad_1] Neanderthals mysteriously disappeared about 40,000 years ago, but before vanishing they interbred with another human species that was just beginning its global spread, said researchers from the Stanford University in the …
Read More »DNA shows that Neanderthals spread viruses in humans
[ad_1] First, Enard has systematically reviewed the scientific literature for a list of 4,534 human proteins that interact with modern viruses such as influenza, HIV and hepatitis. Viruses evolve to have very …
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