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Vector (biology)

Traditionally in medicine, a vector is an organism that does not cause disease itself but which spreads infection by conveying pathogens from one host to another.

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Chagas: Less Neglect for a Neglected Tropical Disease

Aug. 16, 2022 — A research group implemented a survey over two years to assess vector infestation and the infection risk of the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi in triatomine bugs, the culprits responsible for Chagas ...

Effective Interventions May Prevent Disease Transmission in Changing Climate

Mar. 18, 2021 — Aedes aegypti are the primary vector for mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever. However, the effects of climate change-related weather anomalies on mosquito populations is not well understood. ...

Asian Tiger Mosquito Poses Low Risk for Zika Virus Outbreaks

Dec. 31, 2020 — The Asian tiger mosquito does not pose a major risk for Zika virus epidemics, according to a new ...

A Remote Control for Gene Transfer

June 17, 2021 — Researchers develop technology to introduce genes into single cells in a targeted ...

Research Points to Potential New Medical Therapy for Lyme Disease

July 28, 2023 — A medical therapy that inhibits the growth of cancer cells may one day be effective at treating Lyme disease, according to new research ...

How Eggs of the Zika-Carrying Mosquito Survive Desiccation

Oct. 24, 2023 — Eggs of the mosquito that carries Zika virus can tolerate extended desiccation by altering their metabolism, according to a new study. The finding offers potential new ways to control the spread of ...

The New Species of Bacteria Killing Palms in Australia

May 27, 2021 — While investigating a disease outbreak in a Queensland botanical gardens, researchers discovered a new species of bacteria that causes a fatal disease in ...

Researchers Warn of Tick-Borne Disease Babesiosis

Apr. 13, 2023 — Scientists report the first high-quality nuclear genome sequence and assembly of the pathogen B. duncani. The team also determined the 3D genome structure of this pathogen that resembles Plasmodium ...

Changing Landscapes Alter Disease-Scapes

Mar. 13, 2023 — A new study has?highlighted?how and when?changes to the environment result in?animal-borne disease?thresholds?being breeched, allowing for?a?better understanding and?increased?capacity ...

AI Used to Predict Unknown Links Between Viruses and Mammals

June 25, 2021 — A new study could help scientists mitigate the future spread of zoonotic and livestock diseases caused by existing viruses. Researchers have used a form or artificial intelligence (AI) called ...

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Evolution of Taste: Early Sharks Were Able to Perceive Bitter Substances

Nov. 13, 2023 — New genetic data show that humans and sharks share bitter taste receptors, even though their evolutionary pathways separated nearly 500 million years ...

Found at Last: Bizarre, Egg-Laying Mammal Finally Rediscovered After 60 Years

Nov. 9, 2023 — A long-beaked echidna named after Sir David Attenborough and last seen by scientists in 1961 has been photographed for the first time in an Indonesian tropical forest. An international team of ...

How Animals Get Their Stripes and Spots

Nov. 8, 2023 — New research helps explain how sharp patterns form on zebras, leopards, tropical fish and other creatures. Their findings could inform the development of new high-tech materials and ...

Yeast With an Over Half Synthetic Genome Is Created in the Lab

Nov. 8, 2023 — Researchers have combined over seven synthetic chromosomes that were made in the lab into a single yeast cell, resulting in a strain with more than 50% synthetic DNA that survives and replicates similarly to wild yeast strains. A global consortium ...

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Minimalist or Maximalist? The Life of a Microbe a Mile Underground

Nov. 28, 2023 — Researchers characterize nearly 600 microbial genomes collected from goldmine. The study illuminates 'microbial dark matter' residing below the surface. Microbes divide into two groups: minimalists ...

Fish Ecologist's Research Indicates Need to Conserve Iconic Migratory Snook in Mexico

Nov. 28, 2023 — Biologists investigated the snook’s almost 400-mile migration up into the rainforest habitat of the Usumacinta River. They have found that the ...

Pioneering Research Method Reveals Bluefin Tuna's Fate

Nov. 27, 2023 — The Mediterranean spawning grounds of Bluefin tuna -- the largest tuna and one of the most powerful fish in the sea -- are under threat, due to rising sea temperatures. A pioneering research method ...

Giant Sea Salt Aerosols Play Major Role in Hawai'i's Coastal Clouds, Rain

Nov. 27, 2023 — A new study from atmospheric scientists revealed that the coastline can produce up to five times the concentration of giant sea salt aerosols compared to the open ocean and that coastal clouds may ...

Recycled Phosphorus Fertilizer Reduces Nutrient Leaching, Maintains Yield

Nov. 27, 2023 — A promising new form of ammonium phosphate fertilizer has been field-tested. The fertilizer, struvite, offers a triple win for sustainability and crop production, as it recycles nutrients from ...

Scientists Find Both Potential Threats and Promising Resources in the Thriving Colonies of Bacteria and Fungi on Ocean Plastic Trash

Nov. 27, 2023 — Scientists have found both potential threats and promising resources in the thriving colonies of bacteria and fungi on plastic trash washed up on ...

Honeybee Cluster -- Not Insulation but Stressful Heat Sink

Nov. 27, 2023 — A researcher is keen to help beekeepers shape their practices following his study which appears to disprove the widespread belief that honeybees naturally insulate their colonies against the cold. ...

Sensitive Ecosystems at Risk from Mine Waste

Nov. 27, 2023 — Nearly a third of the world's mine tailings are stored within or near protected conservation areas, new research has ...

Deoxygenation Levels Similar to Today's Played a Major Role in Marine Extinctions During Major Past Climate Change Event

Nov. 27, 2023 — Scientists have made a surprising discovery that sheds new light on the role that oceanic deoxygenation (anoxia) played in one of the most ...

Fish IgM Structure Sheds Light on Antibody Evolution

Nov. 27, 2023 — Researchers have analyzed the antibody Immunoglobulin M in rainbow trout to shed some light on why these proteins may have evolved over ...