virology
2023-08-28 @ 19.03.59 ∈ In English
COVID-19 virus is evolving rapidly in white-tailed deer, new research finds
The combined findings suggest that the white-tailed deer species is a reservoir for SARS-CoV-2 that enables continuing mutation, and that the virus's circulation in deer could lead to its spread to other wildlife and livestock.
2023-06-30 @ 13.18.11 ∈ Suomeksi
A new species of mosquito found in Finland, official count of species now at 44
A species of mosquito not previously recorded from Finland has been discovered in the coastal municipality of Pori. Culex modestus has become the 44th mosquito species found in Finland, and the northernmost record of the species in Europe.
2022-03-15 @ 12.23.17 ∈ In English
(Slightly fearmongering, but the bit I quoted below seems solid.)
Antigenic evolution will lead to new SARS-CoV-2 variants with unpredictable severity - Nature Reviews Microbiology
Unlike viral immune escape and transmissibility, which are under strong evolutionary pressure, virulence is typically a by-product, fashioned by complex interactions between factors in both the host and the pathogen.