What’s hot in science? Research news for the day of April 28, 2021

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vesicles containing clusters of viruses

Wed, 28 Apr 2021
Norovirus clusters are resistant to environmental stresses and UV disinfection, new study finds

Discovery suggests need to reconsider current disinfection, sanitation and hygiene practices

Clusters of a virus known to cause stomach flu are resistant to detergent and ultraviolet disinfection, according to new research co-led by Danmeng Shuai, a civil and environmental engineer at the George Washington University, and Nihal Altan-Bonnet, head of the Laboratory of

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tomatoes

Wed, 28 Apr 2021
The influence of genetic variations

Every individual has a unique set of genetic variations that affect how genes function

Both people and tomatoes come in different shapes and sizes. That’s because every individual has a unique set of genetic variations — mutations — that affect how genes act and function. Added together, millions of small genetic variations make it hard to predict how a

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