Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
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HPV vaccination and antibody-based surveillance: how much is enough for protection?
Behind the paper ‘Lack of detectable HPV18 antibodies in 14% of quadrivalent vaccinees in a longitudinal cohort study’
How machine learning helped us uncover key environmental and clinical risk factors to child health
The environment in which a child grows up affects its development and well-being later in life. These effects do not happen in isolation – whether due to air pollution, exposure to cleaning products, or a family's social capital, they all simultaneously impact a child's health.
1 in 5 Salmonella Typhi bacteria are Vi capsule variants: insights for future studies on the capsule variants of S. Typhi
This study presents a noteworthy discovery: Salmonella Vi capsule variants can arise from a single point mutation