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NewsLightning, hippos and a spotted hyena: a memorable Functional Metagenomics 2024 meeting
Nearly 70 scientists from 14 countries gathered at Kruger National Park in South Africa to share the latest research in metagenomics, as AMI Healthy Land Scientific Advisory Group member Professor Don Cowan explains.
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NewsCanada likely to miss WHO’s Hepatitis C elimination target, research shows
Canada will not reach the original World Health Organization’s (WHO) target of eliminating the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) by 2030 and lags in comparison to other developed countries, a new study has found.
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NewsResearchers are using RNA in a new approach to fight HIV
Scientists have developed a novel nanomedicine loaded with genetic material called small interfering RNAs (siRNA) to fight human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) using gene therapy.
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NewsMicrobes devour mining waste, yielding resources
Researchers have developed a new mining technique which uses microbes to recover metals and store carbon in the waste produced by mining. Adopting this technique of reusing mining waste, called tailings, could transform the mining industry and create a greener and more sustainable future. Tailings are a ...
