Where’s the Whale? Quiz
On this World Whale Day, we’ve been diving deep into the archives to find our most interesting research on our aquatic friends. Recreationally,… Read more »
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Competition between different strains of malaria
A recent study in Burkina Faso showed that genetic diversity in strains of malaria resulted in different degrees of disease severity and showed… Read more »
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Highlights of the BMC Series: January 2019
Do video game interventions improve motor outcomes in children with developmental coordination disorder? • Human papilloma virus… Read more »
The Australian dingo: untamed or feral?
A debate on the above question is important because the Australian Government policy considers dingoes as a feral, allowing the… Read more »
Can mathematics inform elimination efforts?
New analytical techniques have been developed to evaluate the effectiveness of mass drug administration campaigns and inform… Read more »
Bigger CRISPR- Cas12a toolbox, wider genomic coverage and higher targeting efficiencies
Recently published research in Genome Biology identifies several new CRISPR-Cas12a loci, a type of CRISPR-Cas system for editing… Read more »
Seeking and sourcing safe, fast acting macrofilaricides
An international consortium of scientists, the anti-Wolbachia consortium (A∙WOL), aimed to discover novel treatments for… Read more »
The pig fat quiz of the year
“Pigs are so compelling, so mysterious, so contradictory – finicky yet fat, massive yet dainty, stolid yet smart. We can’t… Read more »
Albendazole for lymphatic filariasis… direct hit or misfire?
For two decades albendazole has been donated for lymphatic filariasis mass treatment programs. An updated Cochrane Review… Read more »
Cuckoldry in the family: When should brothers share their wives?
In human societies, the answer to the above question may be a resolute never, but not all animals play by the same rules. In fact,… Read more »