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How did we manage to deal with COVID-19 so quickly, but the common cold still remains a persisting problem?

Despite rapid COVID-19 vaccine development, curing the common cold remains challenging due to many …

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Bird flu was detected in a pig, and it could be a tipping point threatening more human transmission

Pigs are mixing bowls for bird flu and human flu viruses, increasing the risk of mutations that hel…

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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Ancient humans bred horses to make them more "rideable" 4,200 years ago, study suggests

In fact, the analysis of 475 ancient horse genomes revealed that, around 4,200 years ago, many dome…

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Scientists discovered a unique line of Neanderthals and it's helping solve the mystery of humanity's last great extinction

The genome of a Neanderthal named Thorin suggested he was part of an unknown lineage. He and his co…

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Humans are spilling the COVID-19 virus back into wildlife! Study finds widespread infection in backyard animals

Genetic analysis of wild animals has revealed not only the presence of SARS-CoV-2, but also the eme…

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Cows are now spreading bird flu to each other — here's why that's problematic for humans

Avian influenza H5N1 has spread to US cattle, raising concerns about its potential to infect mammal…

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What is the Y chromosome and what does its shrinkage mean for humans?

The Y chromosome, critical for male traits, has been shrinking over millions of years, raising ques…

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Electric eels have the ability to mutate other creatures just by shocking them!

Recent research reveals that these eels, resembling catfish, can influence the genetic composition …

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Experts are racing to contain 'the most dangerous' monkeypox virus yet before it causes a global outbreak

The new monkeypox strain spreads mpox rash in new ways. "There's definitely the opportunity for thi…

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A new study suggests a culprit in bird flu's rapid spread through US cattle, and how to stop it

Raw milk is a hazard to cows, workers, and consumers, a new study suggests. There a few things dair…

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Why 4 new bird flu developments have experts worried about the virus

The H5N1 bird flu virus is changing and getting more opportunities to adapt to humans. Experts are …

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I got tested for the BRCA gene mutation while I was pregnant. With my family history, I knew I wanted a double mastectomy regardless of the results.

In this excerpt from "Nearly Departed," Gila Pfeffer describes getting tested for the BRCA gene mut…

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The 3rd human case of bird flu in the US has 2 new and troubling symptoms

The H5N1 avian-flu virus has its third known infection in a US farmworker. Unlike previous patients…

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Pioneering RNA vaccines could tackle all future virus mutations, eliminate need for booster doses

This method addresses the challenge of viral mutation by targeting thousands of sections of the vir…

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Bird flu could jump to humans any day. A former surgeon general says it feels like 2020 again.

H5N1 avian flu virus is spreading in cattle herds. Former surgeon general Jerome Adams, who served …

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Bird flu particles were found in pasteurized milk. A former surgeon general says he isn't changing what he eats.

Store-bought milk may contain genetic fragments of H5N1 bird flu virus, but a former surgeon genera…

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New variant of H5N1 bird flu spreads to marine mammals, heightening concerns for human transmission

Alarmingly, all samples from Argentina, encompassing sea lions, fur seals, and terns, tested positi…

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A single genetic tweak caused human ancestors to lose their tails 25 million years ago — but it came at a cost

Researchers believe it could be behind a birth defect called spina bifida that still affects babies…

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A woman with a rare set of genetic mutations got cancer 5 times by the time she was 36

The woman, who has not been named, grew tumors 12 separate times. Five of those times, the tumors t…

Marianne Guenot   


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Ancient giant mammals such as mammoths might’ve gone extinct due to human activity, not climate change

While past studies often attributed the extinction of large mammals to climate change, a new invest…