Biology How can GM tomatoes help fight cancer? With the help of genetic engineering, scientists create a tomato with higher antioxidant levels and more cancer-fighting powers.
Biology How can we outsmart Zika virus? Scientists look for a way to prevent Zika virus infection which doesn’t involve vaccine development.
Health and Medicine How can we keep kids from dying from diarrhea? Shigellosis is a disease which kills more than half a million people every year. Scientists wanted to test the reliability of current Shigella diagnostics methods in Africa.
Health and Medicine How to prevent rabies in India? Researchers wanted to know if dog vaccination is a cost-effective approach toward the prevention of human rabies.
Biodiversity and Conservation What can bat migration patterns tell us about Ebola epidemics? Scientists look for the connection between bats’ migration and Ebola disease outbreaks.
Health and Medicine What if you share a drink with a bat? Researchers figured out how some people in Bangladesh contracted the deadly Nipah virus.