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If South Africa’s proposed Meat Safety Act gets passed in its present form it opens up the possibility of massive consumption of wildlife.
A full ban on eating wildlife in China probably isn’t possible, and could encourage unregulated underground markets.
Animal suffering not only harms other species, it endangers our own. Here’s how we can do better.
The US and its allies are demanding answers over how COVID-19 became a pandemic. But instead of pointing fingers at China, the inquiry should focus on scientific clues to help us thwart future disasters.
Covid-19, like other major epidemics, is not unrelated to the biodiversity and climate crisis we are experiencing.
Zoonotic diseases can emerge closer to home than you realise.
Stressed animals are more likely to harbour new diseases because their immune systems are compromised.
In the real world, new diseases emerge from complex environments. To learn more about how, scientists set up whole artificial ecosystems in the lab, instead of focusing on just one factor at a time.
Top contributors
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Professor of Medicine, Monash University
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Former Foundation Professor of Animal Welfare, University of Queensland, Curtin University
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Professor of Bioethics & Medicine, Sydney Health Ethics, Haematologist/BMT Physician, Royal North Shore Hospital and Director, Praxis Australia, University of Sydney
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Alborada Lecturer in Epidemiology, University of Cambridge
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Senior Research Associate, Institute for the Future of Knowledge, University of Johannesburg
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Professeur, UMR ISYEB (Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité), Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN)
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Directeur de recherche CNRS, systématicien, directeur de l’Institut de systématique, évolution, biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN)
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Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Professor of Biomedical Sciences and Vice President for Research, Colorado State University
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Chancellor's Chair for Research Excellence and Associate Professor in the Department of Labour Studies, Brock University
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Professor of Biodiversity and Human Development, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
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Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Research Fellow in Medical Anthropology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
