Health & Medicine

On the trail of the roots of Sars-CoV-2

The coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 originated from relatives found in bats. (Image: creativeneko / iStock) How the coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 originated and where it comes from is...

Bats: The code of superpowers

The big mouse ear belongs to the now sequenced bat species. (Image: Olivier Farcy) Greetings from the superhero "Batman" - the genetic adaptations behind...

Even the Vikings had smallpox

Bones of Vikings who died in Britain in the 10th century. (Image: Thames Valley Archaeological Services) Smallpox was one of the most dangerous diseases...

Neanderthal gene makes you sensitive to pain

Were Neanderthals particularly sensitive to pain? (Photo: Science Photo Library / Daynes, Elisabeth) They were tough, you might think - but the Neanderthals had...

Corona vaccines: hopeful results in two candidates

Wanted: a vaccine against the coronavirus (Image: aprott / iStock) Worldwide, vaccine candidate tests against Covid-19 are in full swing. The first promising results...

Blutplättchen – mehr als Blutungsstiller

Blutplättchen (grün) tragen zur Aktivierung von Inflammasomen in weißen Blutkörperchen (rot; Zellkerne: blau) bei. (Bild: B. Franklin/L. Ribeiro/UKB) Ohne sie würden wir nach Verletzungen verbluten...

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