Health and Medicine What role do rodents have in human snail fever? Scientists wanted to know if small mammals like rats and mice spread the form of schistosomiasis (snail fever) that affects humans.
Biology What mutations does wheat hide? Scientists wanted to discover the mutations hidden in wheat plants.
Health and Medicine Can medicine stop malaria? Scientists wanted to find out if mass drug administration is an effective tool for malaria control.
Health and Medicine Why get vaccinated when the flu vaccine doesn’t work well? Scientists wanted to study the impact of less effective vaccines in preventing flu-related infections, hospitalizations and deaths through herd immunity.
Biology Bullfrogs – a Trojan horse for a deadly fungus? Scientists wanted to know if bullfrogs play a role in the spread of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a deadly fungus that attacks amphibian skin.
Health and Medicine How common are superbugs in US hospitals? Researchers analyzed records of patients in US hospitals to see the trends in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections.