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Nematostella anemones are being dramatically affected by the current levels of phthalates and potassium nitrate in their native habitats.

Egg white protein produced by precision fermentation reduced land use requirements by almost 90% and greenhouse gases by 31–55% compared to the production of its chicken-based counterpart.

A new study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology found that COVID-19 vaccination may cause a small change to the timing of the menstrual cycle, but that this change is temporary.

Self-spreading vaccines for animals intended to limit the spread of animal diseases or disease spillover to humans are being researched in Europe and the US.

A new bacterial strain replaced older strains during the seventh cholera pandemic, which is still ongoing, and may explain its emergence and success.

An additional “booster” dose of Moderna or Pfizer mRNA-based vaccine is needed to provide immunity against the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a new study.

The action mechanism of a critical drug combatting schistosomiasis has been revealed in two independent papers.

A new drug called AWZ1066S, which targets the neglected tropical diseases lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis has begun its first-in-human trial. Both diseases are caused by parasitic worms and the drug is designed to target Wolbachia, a bacterial symbiont that is essential to the worm’s survival.

According to a new study, a cancer immunotherapy drug currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat several forms of cancer is also effective for treating aggressive forms of uterine cancer.

Researchers have developed a CRISPR-based assay that can sensitively and non-invasively detect a biomarker of acute kidney transplant rejection in urine.