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We are in the midst of an ignorance outbreak. QAnon’s account of global politics, despite being both irrational and implausible, has enraptured thousands. Specious anti-vaccine rhetoric abounds even ...

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The frigid waters of the Antarctic may yield a treatment for a deadly disease that affects populations in some of the hottest places on earth. Current medications for that scourge -- malaria -- are ...

MALARIA is caused by a plasmodium parasite which spread to people through the bites of infected Anopheles mosquitoes called “malaria vectors”. The statistics are staggering. Malaria accounts for 60 ...