A team has used genome-wide ancient DNA data to revise Central and South American history. Their analysis of DNA from 49 individuals spanning about 10,000 years in Belize, Brazil, the …read more Source:: Science
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Tracking the evolution and transmission of yellow fever
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•A pioneering research collaboration into yellow fever virus (YFV) has shed new light on the exceptional recent outbreak in Brazil and how the virus spreads. The findings have implications for …read more Source:: Science
Global nitrogen footprint mapped for first time
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•The first-ever global nitrogen footprint, encompassing 188 countries, has found the United States, China, India and Brazil are responsible for 46 percent of the world’s nitrogen emissions. The economic modelling, …read more Source:: Science
Transgenic mosquito ready to join Brazil’s war on Zika virus
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•BRASILIA (Reuters) – A genetically modified mosquito has helped reduce the proliferation of mosquitoes spreading Zika and other dangerous viruses in Brazil, its developers said on Tuesday. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews