Bildung… Why Poverty Is Like a Disease 27 Jan 2019 Emerging science is putting the lie to American meritocracy. By Christian H. Cooper | NAUTILUS On paper alone you would never guess that I grew up poor and hungry. My…
Fortschritt… This Single Vaccine Could Protect Against Zika, Dengue, and Malaria 24 Feb 201723 Feb 2017 Rather than targeting the diseases, the vaccine targets the mosquitoes that spread them. By Kaleigh Rogers | MOTHERBOARD The mosquito is regularly crowned the most deadly animal on Earth, and…
Ökonomie… Genetically Modified Zika-Fighting Mosquitoes Released 17 Dez 201616 Dez 2016 Mutant mosquitoes are the stuff of dystopian sci-fi. But these days, they’re very real. You may have heard that Florida is considering releasing genetically modified mosquitoes in certain areas to…
Ökonomie… For Those with HIV, Cigarettes Have Become More Dangerous Than the Actual Virus 5 Nov 20164 Nov 2016 In 1982, when the CDC first began using the term AIDS, Philip Morris was in its 29th year of record-breaking profits. Despite decades of ever-increasing doomsaying, smoking was still pretty…
Geschichte… ‚Monkey Malaria‘ Is Poised To Become More Deadly—and More Transmissible 5 Apr 20164 Apr 2016 A species of malaria-causing parasite that is increasingly being transmitted from macaques to humans in South Asia has the potential to evolve into a more virulent form that is also…
Geschichte… Why Eradicating Earth’s Mosquitoes To Fight Disease Is Probably a Bad Idea 2 Feb 20161 Feb 2016 The Zika virus has been spreading across dozens of major countries, blazing a trail of tragedies and fear. On Saturday, officials with the World Health Organization announced that they feared…
Ökonomie… These Bioengineered Tobacco Plants are Growing Pharmaceuticals of the Future 5 Mai 20154 Mai 2015 Are cigarettes the new cure for cancer? No, definitely not. But thanks to developments in genetic engineering, tobacco farming has become an unlikely way to produce cancer-treating drugs. By Mark…
