Interesting from Kew. Ash trees are developing their own resistance to Ash Dieback.

• Can evolution save ash trees from dieback?
• Paper on this research
• @NatureMC@mastodon.online/114760987323276743">Mastodon Post

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Mpox (formerly known as Monkey Pox) seems to be spreading amid some serious concerns from, among others the WHO.

There is a thread on the Fediverse, with further discussion on the topic.

Cases now found in Pakistan and one in Sweden, so does appear to be spreading, hence the concern.

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• The emergence of new lineages of the Mpox virus could affect the 2022 outbreak
• BioarXiv – Mpox
• CDC – Mpox vaccine
• WHO

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Even though we are in a global Covid 19 pandemic, it does not mean other important discoveries are not being made.

The BBC reported on May 4th that a microbe has been found that can block Malaria [1]. This is an important discovery, as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) article [2] suggests that Malaria killed 405,000 people i 2018.

Discoveries such as this, surely give the world hope that a treatment for Covid-19 will eventually be found. It also highlights the importance of research and proper funding for research.

1. BBC Malaria article
2. CDC Malaria Statistics and information

#Malaria, #treatment, #Disease, #funding, #covid19, #research, #progress, #STEM, #bbc, #science, #news

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