Tag: coronovirus
Coronaviruses and bats have been evolving together for millions of years
Bats do a lot of good for the world--they pollinate plants, they eat disease-carrying insects, and they help disperse seeds that help with the regeneration of tropical forest trees.
Thucydides and the plague of Athens – what it can teach us now
The coronavirus is concentrating our minds on the fragility of human existence in the face of a deadly disease. Words like “epidemic” and “pandemic” (and “panic”!) have become part of our daily discourse.
Chlamydia-related bacteria discovered deep below the Arctic Ocean
Chlamydia are infamous for causing sexually transmitted infections in humans and animals or even amoeba.