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CHICKENPOX TO SHINGLES: YOUNG TO OLD AND HOW VACCINES CHANGED THE GAME
Are you itching to learn more about chickenpox and how it connects to shingles? Do the vaccines work?
HOW HARD CAN IT BE TO FIND A WHALE?
Despite their incredible size and widespread adoration by the general public, surprisingly little is known about the behavior and distribution of many cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises). From acoustic tracking to electronic tagging technologies, new approaches are laying the groundwork for more effective study and conservation of cetaceans.
DISGUST: YOUR BEHAVIORAL IMMUNE SYSTEM
How do we avoid getting sick in a world full of bacteria, viruses, and other deadly pathogens? We have evolved a subsystem within our immune system that functions as our very first line of defense against pathogens. This primary subsystem is called the “behavioral immune system”. This behavioral immune subsystem’s methods of defense against pathogens can be described up in one word….disgust.