Wrong place, wrong time: Why Zika virus hijacks a protein needed for brain growth
The mosquito-borne Zika virus is known for causing microcephaly, a birth defect in which abnormal brain development results ...
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Virus–host interactions articles from across Nature Portfolio
Virus–host interactions are the viral and host processes that occur during viral infection, which enable both partners to respond to each other. Systematic comparison of SARS-CoV-2 spike ...
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Scientists discover a surprising factor driving low rates of Zika virus in Africa: 'Urgent need for mosquito surveillance'
Zika virus struck the Americas hard, stoking fear ahead of the Rio Olympics for its outbreaks and associated birth defects. That led observers to wonder why the continent of Africa didn't have the ...
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Brazil says workers at China's BYD site are victims of human trafficking
RIO DE JANEIRO: Chinese workers at a construction site in Brazil for a factory owned by China's electric vehicle producer BYD are victims of human trafficking, Brazilian labour authorities said ...
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Concerning Bird Flu Virus Mutations Found in Severely Ill Patient
Editor’s Note (1/6/25): The Louisiana Department of Health has announced that the patient in the state who had been hospitalized with severe H5N1 avian influenza has died. The individual had ...
Science Daily21d
Virus that threatened humanity opens the future
Scientists have developed an innovative therapeutic platform by mimicking the intricate structures of viruses using artificial intelligence (AI). Professor Sangmin Lee from POSTECH's Department of ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation21d
Workers building BYD factory are victims of trafficking, Brazil says
Chinese workers at a Brazilian construction site are victims of human trafficking, according to Brazilian labour authorities. Authorities said more than 160 Chinese nationals were working in ...
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BYD’s new EV plant in Brazil suddenly halted over ‘slavery’ worker conditions [Update]
Construction at BYD’s new EV plant in Brazil was suddenly halted Monday after authorities found Chinese workers in “slavery-like” conditions. The workers were hired in China by another firm ...
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Chinese Automaker BYD Slams Reports of Poor Conditions at a Factory Site in Brazil
Chinese Automaker BYD Slams Reports of Poor Conditions at a Factory Site in Brazil BANGKOK (AP) — A spokesperson for Chinese automaker BYD has objected to reports about poor conditions at a ...
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Bridge collapse in Brazil leaves at least 2 dead, dozen missing
A bridge linking two northern states in Brazil collapsed, killing at least two people and leaving a dozen others missing, police said Monday. A sulphuric acid spill is complicating the rescue ...
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Brazil: Chinese workers found in 'slave-like' conditions
Brazilian prosecutors found that workers building a factory for Chinese automaker BYD in Camacari in Bahia state were subject to "degrading working conditions," with passports confiscated and ...