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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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Dentistry: Our Sustainable Future
The #climate crisis is caused by rising atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases, in particular carbon dioxide, methane and nitric oxide....
David Ojcius
Jan 113 min read
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How climate change is hitting Europe: three graphics reveal health impacts
A growing body of research reveals the deaths and diseases linked to rising temperatures across the continent. #GlobalWarming is costing...
David Ojcius
Jun 23, 20242 min read
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How climate change could make fungal diseases worse
Fungal diseases in general are appearing in places they have never been seen before & previously harmless or mildly harmful #fungi are...
David Ojcius
Sep 27, 20232 min read
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In China (and elsewhere), an Unseen & Dangerous Foe Takes Root: Lethal Fungi.
Rising temperatures & ecosystem disturbances are creating a hotbed for fungi that can spark hard-to-treat infections in peoples’ lungs,...
David Ojcius
May 28, 20234 min read
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Microbiology and Climate Change
This special issue will provide a global snapshot of the research that addresses the association between #microbiology and #climate...
David Ojcius
Sep 29, 20221 min read
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Climate Change’s Hidden Impact: Landslides
#Climate change could increase likelihood of landslides due to more extreme rain events, more intense wildfires & rising sea levels. It...
David Ojcius
Mar 30, 20222 min read
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California wildfire smoke poses health risk
Droughts & #wildfires are increasing due to #climate change. How to protect yourself Read more at: https://www.recordnet.com/story/opinio...
David Ojcius
Mar 21, 20221 min read
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Climate change brings more wildfires and health hazards from wildfire smoke
Adriana Chan, Melissa Nguyen, Adam Acevedo and David Ojcius As #wildfire season begins, be prepared to change your behavior to minimize...
David Ojcius
Aug 11, 20212 min read
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New Study Shows Climate Change May Increase the Spread of Plant Pathogens
New Study Shows #ClimateChange May Increase the Spread of Plant Pathogens #climate #microbiology Models suggest that higher latitude...
David Ojcius
Aug 7, 20214 min read
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Microbes in ocean help moderate Earth's temperature
#microbiology #microbiome #environment #climate #climatechange A lot of methane is found beneath seafloor, yet very little leaves oceans...
David Ojcius
Jun 15, 20214 min read
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More Than a Third of Heat Deaths Are Tied to Climate Change, Study Says
#climate #climatechange #globalwarming #heatstress #economicinequality Sweeping new research found that heat-related deaths in warm...
David Ojcius
May 31, 20213 min read
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First Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Released in US Are Hatching Now
#Zika #dengue #chikungunya #yellowfever #climatechange As Aedes aegypti #mosquitoes increase their range because of warming #climate,...
David Ojcius
May 14, 20211 min read
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Climate-friendly microbes recycle carbon without making methane.
#microbiology #environment #climate #archaea Researchers identify an entirely new phylum of archaea (which they named Brockarchaeota) in...
David Ojcius
May 8, 20211 min read
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Climate change may have driven the emergence of SARS-CoV-2
A new study provides the first evidence of a mechanism by which #climate change could have played a direct role in the emergence of the...
David Ojcius
Feb 5, 20211 min read
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Phages: Viruses that Infect Bacteria
A new genetic approach can accelerate the study of phage-microbe interactions with implications for #health, #agriculture, and #climate....
David Ojcius
Dec 27, 20201 min read
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