Contagion: Staying Safe While Species Share Spaces
As climate change pushes species around the world together, cross-species viral infections become a growing concern.
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disease ecology
Disease Vectors and Pests: How Genetically Modified Insects Could Affect the World
Genetic modification is a reality, now more than ever. Yearly, there are more than 2.8 million deaths due to diseases spread by insects. So, what if we genetically modified insects so they don’t pose such a big threat towards human and agricultural health? And what would the long-term outcome be of such modifications? Will the mutations spread uncontrollably through wild populations? Well, that is for us to see and scientists to consider.
Read moreA way forward: an ecological hypothesis to understand and predict disease spillover events
It is critical that we understand all of the pieces of spillover events so that they can be predicted and ideally prevented. Scientists at Auburn University recently considered the two main hypotheses for spillover, and asked how do pathogens with the potential to spillover from wildlife to humans arise in damaged or altered landscapes?
Read moreDeep breaths: a reduction in the relative abundance of deer mice and update on hantavirus seroprevalence in Yosemite National Park
We arrived at Camp Curry in the heart of Yosemite Valley well past dark, two days before our long-awaited and
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