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• People wrap themselves in their beliefs. And they do it in such a way that you can't set them free. Not even…
• Be sceptical, ask questions, demand proof. Demand evidence. Don't take anything for granted. But here's the thing: When you get proof, you…
• We are inhabited by as many as ten thousand bacterial species; these cells outnumber those which we consider our own by ten…
• The passengers in our microbiome contain at least four million genes, and they work constantly on our behalf: they manufacture vitamins and…
• If left untreated, Lyme disease can be crippling, yet it is a difficult illness to contract: a tick needs to attach itself…
• I moved from Moscow to Rome with my family and two bicycles in 1998, and spent a lot of that year- and…
• Even a two-degree climb in average global temperatures could cause crop failures in parts of the world that can least afford to…
• Although it may seem callous to say so, millions of Americans are lucky that Magic Johnson was infected with H.I.V. There is…
• One morning every spring, for exactly two minutes, Israel comes to a stop. Pedestrians stand in place, drivers pull over to the…
• Much of modern molecular biology and microbiology has been based on the effort to decipher the basic code of life, which is…
• I have covered wars, before the epidemic began and since. They are all ugly and painful and unjust, but for me, nothing…
• Why do people refuse to vaccinate their children against measles or whooping cough? In many cases, because they have never seen measles…

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