Phylogenetic tree based on the HVR of the VP2 gene, encoded by segment A. Credit: Virology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2024.110269 Researchers working to understand the prevalence of a virus that can severely damage the immune system of chickens have said that new strategies are needed to improve the control of the disease in the UK. Dr. … Read more
A University of Michigan study of a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo finds that the necessary process of decarbonization is repeating and recreating colonial inequalities. The researchers argue that human rights abuses associated with contemporary cobalt mining, such as child labor, social displacement and structural marginalization, are new forms of old colonial practices. … Read more
Near the city of Lubumbashi, bags of crude cobalt hydroxide await road transport to African ports before being shipped to China. Credit: Brandon Marc Finn, University of Michigan A University of Michigan study of a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo finds that the necessary process of decarbonization is repeating and recreating colonial inequalities. … Read more