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NewsScientists observe infections by cancer-causing retroviruses in koalas as they occur
Scientists analysed the ongoing colonization by two retroviruses of the germline of koalas and resulting deaths from cancer in multi-generational pedigrees of over 100 koalas in US and European zoos. They calculated genetic risk scores (GRS) that can help guide koala breeding programs.
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CareersSummer studentship: Oliver probes AMR in neonatal sepsis - and use of novel bacterial screening methods.
Oliver Spiller-Boulter, from Cardiff, reports back on his AMI-sponsored summer studentship which examined antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in neonatal sepsis and the use of novel bacterial screening methods.
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NewsMerck Prize boosts work on automated air sensor for pandemic pathogens
The $540,000 will fund Khalid Salaita through the next phase of research into an air sensor that can continuously monitor indoor spaces for pathogens that can cause pandemics.
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NewsRed clover losses in forage mixtures are linked to soil pathogens - and how far south they are
Losses in red clover plant numbers within forage mixtures in the years after they are sown are not only connected to fungal pathogens in the soil, but also how far south they are grown, with implications for how climate change could affect livestock farms, a new study has found.