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Erin Garcia de Jesus

Erin Garcia de Jesus

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Recent Articles

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Bird flu has been invading the brains of mammals. Here’s why - Science News Magazine

Although H5N1 and its relatives can cause mild disease in some animals, these viruses are more likely to infect brain tissue than other types of flu.
over 1 year ago
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Bird flu viruses may infect mammary glands more commonly than thoug...

H5N1 turning up in cow milk was a big hint. The virus circulating in U.S. cows can infect the mammary glands of mice and ferrets, too.
over 1 year ago
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A heat dome is baking the United States. Here’s why that’s so dange...

As climate change makes heat waves more frequent and intense, older adults, pregnant people and others are at higher risk for heat-related symptoms.
over 1 year ago
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Can humans get chronic wasting disease from deer? - Science News Ma...

Tests on brain organoids suggest the disease-causing prions face a tough barrier to infect people, but ruling out transmission is a difficult task.
over 1 year ago
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Bird flu has infected a person after spreading to cows. Here's what...

H5N1 has wreaked havoc on birds around the globe and occasionally made the jump to mammals, including cows. The risk to people remains low.
over 1 year ago
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The Brazilian flea toad may be the world's smallest vertebrate - Sc...

Brazilian flea toads are neither a flea nor a toad, but they are almost flea-sized. The frogs are small enough to fit on a pinkie fingernail.
almost 2 years ago
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50 years ago, computers helped speed up drug discovery - Science Ne...

In 1974, a computer program helped researchers search for promising cancer drugs. Today, AI is helping speed up drug discovery.
almost 2 years ago
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The CDC is expanding its disease surveillance of international ... ...

Passengers at four major U.S. airports will now be tested for over 30 pathogens through a mix of wastewater testing and voluntary nasal swabs.
about 2 years ago
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Human cancer cells might slurp up bacteria-killing viruses for ener...

In the lab, human cancer cells show signs of cell growth after ingesting bacteria-killing viruses, a hint our cells might use bacteriophages as fuel.
about 2 years ago
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NASA's first look at a sample from asteroid Bennu reveals life's .....

Scientists have begun to analyze roughly 250 grams of Bennu, which could offer insight into solar system formation and life’s origins on Earth.
about 2 years ago
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'Dormant' HIV has ongoing skirmishes with the body's immune system ...

In people on HIV drugs, defective viral bits may still exhaust T cells, possibly making it harder to fight back if people go off the drugs.
about 2 years ago
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50 years ago, scientists dreamed of lasers that could kick off nucl...

In the 1970s, lasers that could initiate nuclear fusion were a distant dream. Now, scientists are using such lasers to achieve fusion “ignition.”
about 2 years ago
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New JWST images suggest our understanding of the cosmos is flawed -...

JWST data don’t resolve a disagreement over how fast the universe is expanding, suggesting we might need strange new physics to fix the tension.
about 2 years ago
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How a deadly fungus is so good at sticking to skin and other surfac...

One of Candida auris’ scary superpowers is its stick-to-itiveness. Unlike other fungi, the pathogen uses electrical charges to glom onto things.
about 2 years ago
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'Polar ring' galaxies might not be as rare as once thought - Scienc...

New images of two galaxies reveal what look like rarely seen rings of hydrogen gas nearly perpendicular to the galaxies’ starry disks.
about 2 years ago
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'Our Fragile Moment' finds modern lessons in Earth's history of cli...

Michael Mann’s latest book, Our Fragile Moment, looks through Earth’s history to understand the current climate crisis.
about 2 years ago
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Some cannibal pirate spiders trick their cousins into 'walking the ...

A pirate spider in Costa Rica uses a never-before-seen hunting strategy that exploits the way other spiders build webs.
about 2 years ago
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Scientists finally detected oxygen-28. Its instability surprised th...

The elusive isotope was predicted to be very stable, thanks to “magic” numbers of neutrons and protons. It fell apart almost immediately.
about 2 years ago
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Wild male palm cockatoos rock out with custom drumsticks - Science ...

Along with flashy dances and distinctive drumbeats, these birds craft their own signature drumsticks to win over mates.
about 2 years ago
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50 years ago, X-rays provided an unprecedented look inside the brai...

CT scans can now image the whole body and are even used in other scientific fields such as archaeology, zoology and physics.
over 2 years ago
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Human embryo replicas have gotten more complex. Here's what you ......

Lab-engineered human embryo models created from stem cells provide a look at development beyond the first week. But they raise ethical questions.
over 2 years ago