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December 17, 2025

Model reveals tradeoffs that limit harm caused by malaria parasite

A new study based on mathematical modeling reveals how parasites’ choice between using resources to replicate within hosts and transmitting to new mosquito and human hosts might limit their virulence.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Disease

News

November 5, 2025

Battling crop diseases without borders

School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

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October 8, 2025

Bird flu persists in raw milk cheese

Raw milk cheese products contained infectious avian influenza virus when made with contaminated raw milk, creating potential health risks for consumers.

Food Science
Food
Disease

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October 8, 2025

Ithaca startup aims to free diabetes patients from daily burden

Persista Bio aims to help the daily life of the 9 million people worldwide suffering from Type 1 diabetes.

Biological and Environmental Engineering
Disease

Field Note

October 6, 2025

Ann Jie Teo ’27 spends summer providing nutrition education in Alaska

This summer Ann Jie Teo ’27, an international student from Ipoh, Malaysia, studying nutritional sciences, traveled to Nome, Alaska, to intern with Norton Sound Health Corp. Here, she talks about her experience in the Bering Strait region...