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Troubling waters: Antiviral medications in wastewater may drive resistance in bat-borne viruses
… exposed to medium-sized doses may pose the highest risk, the researchers note; since the treatments may not be … surface waters, highlighting areas that might be at highest risk for emerging antiviral-resistant viruses. Source: Rosi … researchers caution that a lot of unknowns remain. There is limited data on antiviral concentrations in waterways, for …
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Dr. Winslow D. Hansen
… Hansen works to understand where and why forests are at risk, and how we can avoid catastrophic losses. Hansen … different management strategies might reduce wildfire risk to people and help conserve some of America’s last … and anthropogenic impacts on mutualist interactions (seed dispersal and pollination). She received her M.Sc. in …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:15
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What’s killing giant tropical trees? With $1.7M in awards, a Cary-led team aims to find out
… dying at increasing rates, and giant trees are likely at risk, too — which could be a huge problem for climate … that knowledge into predictions. The work will expand our limited understanding of the causes of large tree mortality, …
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To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform
… 20 city analysis finds current practices at risk of reinforcing systemic inequalities Photo by … projects, and less than 10% identified the causes of uneven risk distributions and vulnerability. If formal green … of the Urban Systems Lab. More details and other project publications can be found at www.giequity.org . …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… of the Lyme disease system. We have inadvertently enhanced the proliferation of infected ticks and also … it is often in such areas where wildfire poses the greatest risk to human life and property. Of course, people still … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Machine learning IDs mammal species with the potential to spread SARS-CoV-2
… SARS-CoV-2 between people and other mammals increases the risk of new variants and threatens efforts to control … predictive capacity by an order of magnitude. Of the high risk species flagged, many live near people and in COVID-19 … major bottleneck to predicting high-risk mammal species is limited data on ACE2, the cell receptor that SARS-CoV-2 …
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The Lost Snail of the Yangtze
… bedrock of the gorge wall. Ships going downriver ran the risk of being dashed against submerged rocks or overturned … rapids are so great, the appreciation for their biota so limited, and the challenges of protecting these sensitive …
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West Nile virus infection risk is higher in less affluent neighborhoods in Baltimore, MD
West Nile virus infection risk is higher in less affluent neighborhoods in Baltimore, … people living in low-income urban neighborhoods are more at risk of contracting West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne … to higher risk for people who are already vulnerable due to limited access to healthcare. We also found that larger …
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New study identifies bird species that could spread ticks and Lyme disease
… reveals bird traits that promote Lyme and flags high-risk species. Photo by Antje Schultner January 26, … where tick-borne diseases might emerge and pose a health risk to people. A new study published in the journal … as geographical information like migration distance, global dispersal, and maximum elevation. They also looked at …
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Bats not the enemy in the fight against COVID-19
… The study authors, however, underscored the need for enhanced screening for novel viruses in Indian bats, calling … novel viruses with epidemic potential and measures for risk mitigation, they write in the study. The research … would be so much easier and safer. Virologists get quick publications easily from bats and bats have few defenders …
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