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What did our ancestors eat? Current understanding of diet in human evolution is predicated on abundant animal foods and mastery of fire, both unlikely for early hominins. Using multiple lines of evide...

Smallpox was a major driver of population collapse in the Americas after European contact, yet the genetic identity of the causal strains remains unknown. Here, we report the first ancient smallpox ge...

Astroviruses are becoming a growing concern in public and veterinary health. In humans, astrovirus infections can cause severe diarrhea and may lead to neuropathological encephalitis, whereas in wildl...

The myth of open data, reproducibility, responsibility, and accountability in science, and your role in it

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An outbreak of MPXV in sooty mangabeys in Côte d’Ivoire was linked to MPXV-infected fire-footed rope squirrels, providing direct evidence of interspecies transmission and indicating risk for zoonotic ...

Astroviruses are becoming a growing concern in public and veterinary health. In humans, astrovirus infections can cause severe diarrhea and may lead to neuropathological encephalitis, whereas in wildl...

In den USA strandeten zuletzt immer mehr Wale. In rechten Online-Magazinen wird dafür Windkraft verantwortlich gemacht. Kein Witz. Die Anti-Klima-Propaganda wird immer seltsamer.

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Background The gut microbiota is essential for host health and survival. The understanding of the diversity, stability, and functional traits of mammalian gut microbiota, as well as the evolutionary p...