A long Bangladesh’s southern coast, farmers threatened by the impacts of climate change are striving to boost their resilience to rising salinity in the soil and water by growing salt-tolerant…
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when microorganisms develop the ability to survive and multiply in the presence of drugs that were previously effective against them. Overuse and misuse of antimicrobial drugs,…
Noor Jehan is sick to the extent that there is a fifty-fifty chance of her survival. No I am not referring to some Indian royalty or some famous woman from…
Highly pathogenic avian influenza is a recurring phenomenon in the poultry and egg industries. The current outbreak in the US, which began in February, has antecedents in 2015, 2006, and…
Shipments of meat, such as lamb, bacon and sausages, between Britain and the European Union will be disrupted next year even with a Brexit trade deal, as a shortage of…
Eidul Azha falls every year and is one of the leading festivals for Muslims – and celebrated with pomp and show around the world. During this festival, Muslims sacrifice animals.…
Beginning with the discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming in the late 1920s, antibiotics have revolutionized the field of medicine. Antibiotics not only have saved millions of lives each year…
For decades, Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has kept dissenting voices low and opposition groups in disarray creating a political vacuum that a group of professionals has recently rushed to fill.…
While research tries to find the treatment for antibiotic resistance, so far prevention by controlling the over prescription and overuse of the ‘wonder drug’ among humans and food animals is…
In a basement of Dresden University, German scientists are busy refining a technique that could save millions of fluffy chicks from being shredded to death moments after they hatch. The…
