Blight review: The threat of a fungi-fuelled pandemic
19 July 2023
A new guide argues that infectious fungi and fungus-like pathogens are the most devastating causes of disease on Earth
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Pathogenesis review: How infectious diseases have moulded civilisation
26 April 2023
From the development of agriculture to the global rise of religions, Jonathan Kennedy's book describes how infectious diseases have been a decisive force in shaping human history
Scare stories of mutant GM mosquitoes aren’t true, but have some truth
2 October 2019
Tales of hybrid super-mosquitoes produced by a GM trial in Brazil are way off the mark – but our careless ways do create mutants that harm us, says Michael Le Page
It’s very bad news that common viruses are affected by climate change
20 December 2018
No one knew climate change would affect viruses that spread from person to person, but it does. For the eighth of our 12 Days of Culture we look at how disease may change
