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Were viruses around on Earth before living cells emerged? A microbiologist explains
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMaybe the first life on Earth was part of an 'RNA world.' Artur Plawgo/Science Photo Library via...
Why Do Viruses Exist, Anyway?
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoI’ve had it up to here with viruses lately. It’s easy in these times to wonder whether there’s anything good about them. That made me curious about why...
The bedrock of life: What makes carbon so special and how it can inform our search for alien life
Salon via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCarbon Earth Planet Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images When scientists search for...
The wasps that tamed viruses
Knowable Magazine via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoIf you puncture the ovary of a wasp called Microplitis demolitor, viruses squirt out in vast quantities, shimmering like iridescent blue toothpaste....
Who gets to say when the coronavirus pandemic is over? | GARY COSBY JR.
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPerhaps you saw a couple of weeks ago that President Joe Biden declared the COVID-19 pandemic over....
Why ‘resurrection biology’ is gaining traction around the world
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 months agoResurrection biology aims to bring strings of molecules and complex organisms back to life in a bid...
'Black swan' pathogens from ancient permafrost may be getting ready to wake up
Live Science via Yahoo News· 10 months agoScientists simulated ancient viruses to see what impact they would have on the environment. While...
Your Microbiome Will Outlive You
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoNew research shows that the microbes that help keep us alive don’t need us as much as we thought—they can just change gears to thrive after we die.
Are humans a cancer on the planet? A physician argues that civilization is truly carcinogenic
Salon via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAerial View City in the US; Cancer Cell Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images Humans have existed...
How can space travel lead to medical breakthroughs? Veteran astronaut explains
Space via Yahoo News· 6 days agoA man with short hair holds medical equipment inside of a cramped laboratory. In the microgravity...
