The virus that gives rise to COVID-19 is the third coronavirus to threaten humanity in the past two decades. It also happens to move more efficiently from person to person than either SARS or MERS did. The first African case…
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How the gut microbiota develops in the first five years of life
The human gut microbiota largely reaches an adult-like composition by five years of age, but important differences remain, finds a study published on March 31st in the journal Cell Host & Microbe. Several bacterial taxa that have been associated with…
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RNIB develops world's first pregnancy test for people with sight loss
Danielle and her partner are both blind so when they were trying for a baby, they were never the first to find out the result of any pregnancy test they took. All pregnancy tests currently on the market give a…
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AI scientist develops platform to track changes in genetic structure of COVID-19 virus
The COVID-19 virus is constantly changing as it moves from person to person. To fight the virus today and prepare for what it may look like tomorrow, researchers need to be able to track its development. A team of healthcare…
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