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While there are several bacteria and viruses causing pneumonia, the research team looked specifically at Streptococcus pneumoniae.

A 93-specimen collection was donated by professor emeritus Raul Cano, who once worked with the scientist who inspired Michael Crichton’s iconic sci-fi novel.

A new federally funded research project at the University of California, Davis, endeavors to extract valuable components for ...

Scientists study whale snot to track health of North Atlantic right whales and protect this endangered species from decline.

Abstract: This paper addresses the problems of diagnosability verification and enforcement of discrete event systems modeled with unbounded Petri nets. Diagnosability in such systems is critical for ...

Salmonella can be spread from person to person through the fecal-oral route. You can also get it by consuming contaminated food or water, or by touching a contaminated surface and then your mouth.

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