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Will rapid COVID tests be able to detect new variants?

New research evaluates how rapid tests will perform when challenged with future SARS-CoV-2 variants. The availability of rapid antigen tests has significantly advanced efforts to contain the spread of...

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In 30 years, the US saw 1.1 million gun deaths

A new study is the first analysis to show both the sheer magnitude of firearm fatalities in the United States over the past 32 years and the growing disparities by race/ethnicity, age, and geographic...

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2 common plant extracts shield cells from COVID

Two common wild plants contain extracts that inhibit the ability of the virus that causes COVID-19 to infect living cells, according to a new study. The study, published in Scientific Reports, is the...

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Deportation risk hasn’t been the same for all undocumented Mexican immigrants

No matter the US political climate, young, single, and less educated men seemed to be at higher risk for deportation than other undocumented Mexican immigrants from 2001 to 2019, according to a new...

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Indigenous peoples still face effects of mass bison slaughter

The economic shock of the mass slaughter of North American bison in the late 1800s still reverberates in Indigenous communities today, a new economic study shows. The slaughter by settlers of European...

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Why young squash bugs must eat poop

Squash bugs carry a gut bacterium that’s essential for their development into adults, but don’t have it as nymphs. New findings indicate how they acquire the essential microbes. Jason Chen, a graduate...

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Plant compound shows promise against fungal infection

A compound found in many plants inhibits the growth of drug-resistant Candida fungi, including its most virulent species, Candida auris, in the lab, a study finds. The journal ACS Infectious Diseases...

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Moving roadkill could save golden eagles at wind power facilities

New research analyzes ways to help golden eagle populations cope with wind-energy growth. Wind energy is a major component of the US clean-energy goals. Already one of the fastest growing and...

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Ancient bird left tracks near South Pole during Cretaceous

The discovery of 27 avian footprints on the southern Australia coast—dating back to the Early Cretaceous when Australia was still connected to Antarctica—opens another window onto early avian evolution...

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Building boom in Ethiopia may foster malaria vector mosquitoes

A malaria-carrying mosquito that thrives in urban environments is moving into Africa, where a construction boom may be one factor welcoming them. Lancet Planetary Health published the findings on the...

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