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  1. How do predators affect the ability of mosquitoes to spread deadly diseases?

    Predators help limit the spread of disease by eating mosquitoes and causing the surviving ones to have shorter lifespans and lay fewer eggs.
  2. Comparing social contacts across the globe

    People in high- and low-income countries have different patterns of social interactions, which may impact predictions for how infectious diseases spread.
  3. Finding the right pair of drugs

    A new mathematical model helps researchers to predict how likely it is that a population of bacteria may evolve resistance to different sets of antibiotics.
  4. Not for human eyes

    UV patterns that make sunflowers more attractive to pollinators are produced by chemicals called flavonols, which also help protect plants from damage caused by droughts.
  5. The cancer that spreads in the sea

    In clams, a contagious cancer has been shown to jump species.
  6. What was old can be new again

    A new approach helps to spot drugs that can be repurposed to treat insulin resistance.
  7. Recorded delivery

    A complex responsible for shuttling proteins within cilia may also have another role in transporting molecules and membranes from other parts of the cell.
  8. Building up resistance

    Evolving bacteria in the laboratory reveals how a protein that causes antibiotic resistance may change and lead to the creation of superbugs.