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How our abuse of nature makes pandemics like covid-19 more likely

3 March 2021

From habitat degradation to squalid animal treatment, our part in allowing “zoonotic” diseases like covid-19 to leap into humans is becoming ever clearer

The yogurt cure: can 'good' bacteria save bats?

18 April 2018

Probiotics aren't just a human health fad - their medicinal properties may be the best way to stop white-nose syndrome wiping out North America's bats

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How our abuse of nature makes pandemics like covid-19 more likely

The yogurt cure: can 'good' bacteria save bats?

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