Cooperation and cheating in viruses

Leeks, A., West, S. A., & Ghoul, M. (2021). The evolution of cheating in viruses. Nature Communications, 12(1), 6928. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27293-6 (open access). Abstract Abstract: The success of many viruses depends upon cooperative interactions...

Bacteria induce wound healing via IL-1β

An intriguing article suggests that topical antibiotics may slow wound healing. Wang, G., Sweren, E., Liu, H., Wier, E., Alphonse, M. P., Chen, R., Islam, N., Li, A., Xue, Y., Chen, J., Park, S., Chen, Y., Lee, S., Wang, Y., Wang, S., Archer, N. K., Andrews, W., Kane,...
EMPH Call for Papers

EMPH Call for Papers

Evolution, Medicine and Public Health welcomes submissions for three topical issues of the journal: Evolutionary Medicine & Palaeopathology (Edited by Kimberly Plomp, Gillian Bentley, and Frank Rühli) – Submission deadline 15 December 2021 Evolutionary...

Control theory for Evolutionary Medicine

“Evolutionary Medicine Needs Engineering Expertise” by Randolph M Nesse, The National Academy of Engineering “Perspectives.” “Engineering has made vast contributions to health and medicine, from designing water and sewer systems that have...