BACKGROUND The global average per capita consumption of meat and the total amount of
meat consumed are rising (see the figure), driven by increasing average individual incomes …

The four endemic human coronaviruses HCoV-229E,-NL63,-OC43, and-HKU1 contribute a
considerable share of upper and lower respiratory tract infections in adults and children …

Abstract The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is challenging the world. With no vaccine and
limited medical capacity to treat the disease, nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPI) are the …

Disease outbreaks and pandemics have long played a role in societal and economic
change. However, the nature of such change is selective, meaning that it is sometimes …

An Economist Best History Book 2017 “History as it should be written.”—Barry Cunliffe,
Guardian “Scott hits the nail squarely on the head by exposing the staggering price our …

The cultured meat market has been growing at an accelerated space since the first creation
of cultured meat burger back in 2013. Substantial efforts have been made to reduce costs by …

Increasing public awareness of foodborne illnesses, factory farming, and the ecological
footprint of the meat industry, has generated the need for animal-free meat alternatives. In …

As one of the alternatives for livestock meat production, in vitro culturing of meat is currently
studied. The generation of bio-artificial muscles from satellite cells has been ongoing for …

The human population is growing, requiring more space for food production, and needing
more animals to feed it. Emerging infectious diseases are increasing, causing losses in both …

Abstract Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) constitutes ongoing health
concerns for women, newborns, elderly, and immunocompromised individuals due to …