Travel restrictions violate international law

BM Meier, R Habibi, YT Yang - Science, 2020 - science.org
As pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to accelerate, the French
Health Minister, Olivier Véran, has confused matters by claiming on Twitter that anti …

Near-random distribution of chromosome-derived circular DNA in the condensed genome of pigeons and the larger, more repeat-rich human genome

HD Møller, J Ramos-Madrigal… - Genome biology and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Extrachromosomal circular DNA (eccDNA) elements of chromosomal origin are known to be
common in a number of eukaryotic species. However, it remains to be addressed whether …

VIDHOP, viral host prediction with deep learning

F Mock, A Viehweger, E Barth, M Marz - Bioinformatics, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Motivation Zoonosis, the natural transmission of infections from animals to humans, is a far-
reaching global problem. The recent outbreaks of Zikavirus, Ebolavirus and Coronavirus are …

Tracing histoplasmosis genomic epidemiology and species occurrence across the USA

BG Tenório, DR Kollath, L Gade… - Emerging Microbes & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Histoplasmosis is an endemic mycosis in North America frequently reported along the Ohio
and Mississippi River Valleys, although autochthonous cases occur in non-endemic areas …

Single-cell transcriptome analysis of the in vivo response to viral infection in the cave nectar bat Eonycteris spelaea

AM Gamage, WOY Chan, F Zhu, YT Lim, S Long… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
Bats are reservoir hosts of many zoonotic viruses with pandemic potential. We utilized single-
cell transcriptome sequencing (scRNA-seq) to analyze the immune response in bat lungs …

The potential role of endogenous viral elements in the evolution of bats as reservoirs for zoonotic viruses

EC Skirmuntt, M Escalera-Zamudio… - Annual Review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Despite a small genome size, bats have comparable diversity of retroviral and non-retroviral
endogenous sequences to other mammals. These include Class I and Class II retroviral …

Behaviour, biology and evolution of vocal learning in bats

SC Vernes, GS Wilkinson - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The comparative approach can provide insight into the evolution of human speech,
language and social communication by studying relevant traits in animal systems. Bats are …

Expanding the conservation genomics toolbox: incorporating structural variants to enhance genomic studies for species of conservation concern

J Wold, KP Koepfli, SJ Galla, D Eccles… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Structural variants (SVs) are large rearrangements (> 50 bp) within the genome that impact
gene function and the content and structure of chromosomes. As a result, SVs are a …

[HTML][HTML] Bats in ecosystems and their Wide spectrum of viral infectious potential threats: SARS-CoV-2 and other emerging viruses

DK Bonilla-Aldana, SD Jimenez-Diaz… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bats have populated earth for approximately 52 million years, serving as natural reservoirs
for a variety of viruses through the course of evolution. Transmission of highly pathogenic …

Wildlife consumption ban is insufficient

H Wang, J Shao, X Luo, Z Chuai, S Xu, M Geng, Z Gao - Science, 2020 - science.org
As pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to accelerate, the French
Health Minister, Olivier Véran, has confused matters by claiming on Twitter that anti …