We analyzed Oropouche virus strains and identified key differences between historical and contemporary lineages.Recent variants replicate faster but with lower infectious efficiency, suggesting evolutionary adaptation and potential impact on transmission.
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For decades, biology textbooks have enshrined a simple rule: DNA is made by copying a template. After one enzyme unzips a DNA double helix into separate strands, another called a polymerase builds a complementary sequence, base by base, for each strand. Presto: two copies of the original DNA.
But new research into how bacteria defend themselves from viruses now shows this synthesis rule isn’t absolute.
Now, a team describes a bacterial enzyme that synthesizes DNA without a nucleic acid template, using its own structure as a guide.
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If you've had a kidney stone, you've been advised that the most important thing to prevent another bout is to increase hydration. Now a randomized trial of hydration in over 1600 participants showed no benefit, despite evidence of increase during volume. https://t.co/9ipUGlIsMz
Today in @NatureMedicine we report that AI can predict 130 diseases from 1 night of sleep🛌
We trained a foundation model (#SleepFM) on 585K hours of sleep recordings from 65K people—brain, heart, muscle & breathing signals combined.
AI learns the language of sleep🧵
The Coordinating Research on Emerging Arboviral Threats Encompassing the Neotropics (CREATE-NEO) Click the link below to read this #open_access article. #BeatNTDs#NTDs#WorldNTDDay https://t.co/U5gZMQ2vN7
Racism and health inequity: a global syndemic for children—the Lancet Commission on racism and child health - The Lancet https://t.co/wyMvqmP9YY. @ASTMH@sbviro@ACAV_ASTMH@create_neo@utmbhealth
A very hot topic nowadays. The Manaus group is at the forefront of the OROV response in Brazil. Period! @mlacerda_br @Virology_FAMERP@ASTMH@ACAV_ASTMH@sbviro. Great work!