In our latest monthly media coverage roundup, we highlight the top mentions that eLife papers generated in February. You can view the coverage, along with the related research articles, below:
The Research Advance by Gostic et al., ‘Estimated effectiveness of symptom and risk screening to prevent the spread of COVID-19’, has been covered in:
- The Times – Virus spreading without symptoms
- Daily Star – China bans eating wild animals to fight coronavirus outbreak as thousands infected
- TIME – A Silent Epidemic? Experts Fear the Coronavirus Is Spreading Undetected in Southeast Asia
- Yahoo! News – Half of coronavirus cases are missed in 'inherently leaky' screenings: study
- The Globe Post – Coronavirus Screening ‘Missing More Than Half of Cases:’ Study
- CTV News – Airport screening missing two-thirds of COVID-19 cases, researchers suggest
- The Straits Times – Coronavirus screening missing more than half of cases: Study
- Sky News – Fewer than half COVID-19 carriers detected by screening, study finds
- New Zealand Herald – Experts warn of coronavirus' invisible spread as World Health Organisation prepares for potential pandemic
- The Science Show, ABC Radio National (Australia) – Corona secrecy may have given virus a head start
- National Geographic – Coronavirus spikes outside China show travel bans aren’t working
- The Scientist – As Global Coronavirus Cases Climb, More Areas on Lockdown
- Science News – As the coronavirus outbreak evolves, we answer some key questions
Brook et al.’s Research Article, ‘Accelerated viral dynamics in bat cell lines, with implications for zoonotic emergence’, was highlighted in:
- Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News – Coronavirus and Bats: A Deadly Combination?
- Science News – Bats’ immune defenses may be why their viruses can be so deadly to people
- ScienceAlert – There's Something Special About Bat Immunity That Makes Them Ideal Viral Incubators
- New Zealand Herald – Michelle Dickinson: Why do bats, blamed for Coronavirus, spread such deadly viruses?
- Discover magazine – Why Bats Are Breeding Grounds for Deadly Diseases Like Ebola and SARS
- Scientific American (China) – Study reveals why bat-derived viruses are highly lethal (translated)
- Digital Journal – Scientists explore why bat viruses are so deadly
- Yahoo! News – Coronavirus likely caused by bats: why are the nocturnal creatures behind so many deadly outbreaks?
- Sohu Medicine (China) – eLife: Why are bats so poisonous?
Ferrer-Font et al.’s Tools and Resources article, ‘High-dimensional analysis of intestinal immune cells during helminth infection’, was featured in:
- Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News – Novel Technique May Lead to Better Methods to Boost Immune Response to Parasitic Infections
Jørgensen et al.’s Research Article, ‘Body height in young adult men and risk of dementia later in adult life’, was mentioned in:
- Yahoo! Lifestyle – Your height as a teenager may be linked with dementia risk, new study finds
- Faro de Vigo (Spain) – Tall men have less risk of dementia (translated)
- 20 minutos (Spain) – Tall men may have a lower risk of dementia (translated)
Martinez et al.’s Research Article, ‘An alternatively spliced, non-signaling insulin receptor modulates insulin sensitivity via insulin peptide sequestration in C. elegans’, was highlighted in:
- Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News – New Biological Mechanism of Insulin Signaling Discovered
Bhardwaj et al.’s Short Report, ‘Origin of the mechanism of phenotypic plasticity in satyrid butterfly eyespots’, was featured in:
- International Business Times – Some Butterflies Can Change Their 'Eyespot' Size, But Do It Differently
And Vakirlis et al.’s Research Article, ‘Synteny-based analyses indicate that sequence divergence is not the main source of orphan genes’, was covered in:
- GenomeWeb – New and Maybe Important
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