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  1. 5-Feb-2026
    A rapid evolutionary process provides Sudanese Copts with resistance to malaria
    The study published in PNAS sets out how, in just 1,500 years, the #Copts have acquired a genetic variant that protects them from contracting #malaria after mixing with other #Sudan ese populations.
    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1 #science #genome #tropicaldisease #humans #medicine

  2. 29-Oct-2025
    Researchers uncover previously unexplored details of #mosquito’s specialized detection mechanisms
    Biologists use cutting-edge imaging technology to probe anatomical adaptations designed to target carbon dioxide emitted by humans

    The researchers focused on these features in #AedesAegypti #mosquitoes, which are known to spread #yellowFever, #dengue, #chikungunya and #Zika viruses.

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #health #tropicalDisease

  3. 29-Oct-2025
    Researchers uncover previously unexplored details of #mosquito’s specialized detection mechanisms
    Biologists use cutting-edge imaging technology to probe anatomical adaptations designed to target carbon dioxide emitted by humans

    The researchers focused on these features in #AedesAegypti #mosquitoes, which are known to spread #yellowFever, #dengue, #chikungunya and #Zika viruses.

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #health #tropicalDisease

  4. 10-Apr-2025
    #Venom characteristics of a deadly #snake can be predicted from local #climate
    In dryer regions of #India, the venom of Russell’s #vipers contains more #protein-degrading #enzymes

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1 #science #medicine #TropicalDisease