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How nanosized shrapnel from exploding fungal cells may impact us: from allergies to cloud formation

Invisible to the naked eye, we are almost always surrounded by small particles suspended in the air. They are known as atmospheric aerosols and can be made of directly emitted particles like dust, sea salt, and viruses; or formed in the atmosphere out of molecules... click to read more

Michael J. Lawler | Assistant Project Scientist at University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, United States

fungus

youth

Zika virus

zebrafish

fruits

zoonotic transmission

aerosol

nanoparticle

clouds

allergies

Reading time 3.5 min

published on Nov 5, 2020

Coronaviruses: Contagious Beasts and Where to Find Them

First and foremost: viruses do not appear out of nowhere. They exist in nature moving from one hosting animal to another. Still, we don't realize their presence until they cross our way. For example, the first time a coronavirus was discovered was back in the... click to read more

Anatoly Kozlov | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Department of Genetics & Evolution, Section of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Geneva, Switzerland

virus

coronavirus

COVID-19

CoV-19

zoonotic transmission

Reading time 4 min

published on Apr 3, 2020