{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"112771","title":"Hidden viruses in Madagascar wildlife reveal new clues to evolution","body":"Deep in the forests of Madagascar, a collaborative and interdisciplinary group of scientists are uncovering an invisible world \u2014 one that may hold powerful insights into evolution, biodiversity and how life is connected.A new study led by\u0026nbsp;postdoctoral researcher Elise Paietta \u2014 mentored by\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-04-14T08:17:26-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/14\/2026-8:17am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Deep in Madagascar\u2019s forests, scientists are mapping an invisible world \u2014 one that could reshape how we understand biodiversity, ecosystems and even human health.","teaser":"Deep in the forests of Madagascar, a collaborative and interdisciplinary group of scientists are uncovering an invisible world \u2014 one that may hold powerful insights into evolution, biodiversity and how life is connected.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-04\/DSCN0497.JPG?itok=2hB4m9ed","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260414-hidden-viruses-madagascar-wildlife-reveal-new-clues-evolution","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Life Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Gabriela Harrod","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-04\/DSCN0497.JPG?itok=2hB4m9ed","image_alt":"a Madagascar black rat perched on a branch among the trees with lots of green leaves surrounding it.","image_caption":"Photo courtesy Elise Paietta\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics|School of Life Sciences|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Center for Evolution and Medicine","interests":"","audiences":"","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"feed_only_article","field_saf":""}},{"node":{"nid":"111296","title":"Why antibiotic resistance matters even if you feel healthy","body":"Antibiotics are often thought of as something people need only when they are sick. But according to\u0026nbsp;Rajeev Misra, a professor in Arizona State University\u0027s School of Life Sciences, antibiotic resistance is a problem that affects everyone, including people who feel perfectly healthy\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-13T14:39:33-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/13\/2026-2:39pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Antibiotics are often thought of as something people need only when they are sick. 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At dusk in the Arizona foothills, bobcats slip silently through dry washes and rocky crags.\u0026nbsp;These familiar animals seem worlds apart \u2014 one urban and social, the other solitary and elusive.\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-06T12:10:27-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/06\/2026-12:10pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In two new studies, researchers used modern genomic tools to explore the hidden viral world in unexpected places. Together, the studies offer a snapshot of viral diversity in desert wildlife and demonstrate how scientists track viruses across hosts, environments and time.","teaser":"As the sun rises over the Sonoran Desert, bright green lovebirds gather noisily around backyard feeders. 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Yet even with modern DNA sequencing, figuring out what these microbes are and how they are related to one another remains extremely difficult.In a pair of\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-11T16:33:32-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/11\/2025-4:33pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Two new ASU studies debut tools that make it easier and more accurate to map microbial relationships and analyze biological data, boosting research on microbiomes, disease detection, environmental health and future medical advances.","teaser":"The microscopic organisms that fill our bodies, soils, oceans and atmosphere play essential roles in human health and the planet\u2019s ecosystems.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/shutterstock_1220926492.jpg?itok=7me9Mtw5","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251211-science-and-technology-smarter-tools-peering-microscopic-world","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/shutterstock_1220926492.jpg?itok=7me9Mtw5","image_alt":"Graphic illustration of a digital tree built from DNA-like connections","image_caption":"A digital tree built from DNA-like connections represents how scientists trace the ancestry of microbes. 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This is the first installment in a series called \u201c20 Years of Discovery.\u201d Each story reflects on several groundbreaking scientific discoveries and impactful innovations made since the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-02-07T14:12:52-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/07\/2024-2:12pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"This year, in honor of the ASU BIodesign Institute\u0026#039;s 20th anniversary, we\u0026#039;re taking a look back at several impactful discoveries from over the years. 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What they find, instead, is dust.\n\nFine as flour, this dust sits atop hardened soil, where it is easily carried off by the wind. When the winds are strong, the results can be severe: irritated\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-11-21T11:12:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/21\/2023-11:12am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Airborne dust is a big problem in Arizona. Strong monsoon winds can pick up loose, dry topsoil and gather it into hazardous dust storms. How do we suppress that dust? The key may lie with crusty communities hidden in our dirt.","teaser":"Many people, when they first visit Arizona, expect to find sand on the floor of its famous Sonoran Desert. 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The rocket is on a commercial resupply mission dubbed CRS-2 SpX-29. 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Buessecker preparing to enter the peatlands of the Amazon basin.","image_caption":"Steffen Buessecker prepares to enter the swampy peatlands of the Amazon basin (in Puerto Maldonado, Peru), which are commonly located in ground depressions promoting water-logged conditions and anoxic soils where abiotically formed N2O can be microbially consumed. 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The incoming researchers, all outstanding scientists in their respective fields, will further extend the already broad reach of the institute\u2019s portfolio, which encompasses human health,\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-09-21T08:34:00-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/21\/2022-8:34am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University welcomes five new faculty members, beginning this fall. 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A new multidisciplinary collaborative project between Texas A\u0026amp;M and ASU will study human breath as a biometric to detect sleep deprivation, as well as mental and physical fatigue states. Photo courtesy Getty Images","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Grants \/ Awards|Biology|Bioscience|Life Science|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"93450","title":"New avian virus discovered in house finches","body":"Although the study of viruses that cause disease in humans has been in the spotlight for the past few years, it is important to better understand how viruses work in other species. In a new study, Arizona State University professors Kevin McGraw and Arvind Varsani investigated the characteristics\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-07-08T11:52:00-07:00\u0022\u003E07\/08\/2022-11:52am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A recent study by ASU professors has provided new insight into the molecular and ecological aspects of poxvirus infection in wild birds. 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But in his latest research, Abhishek Shrivastava, assistant professor in the School of Life Sciences and the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, is exploring how these two things are indeed connected.All humans\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-07-21T15:43:00-07:00\u0022\u003E07\/21\/2021-3:43pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"People don\u0026#039;t generally associate toothbrushing with Alzheimer\u0026#039;s disease. But in his latest research, Abhishek Shrivastava, assistant professor in the School of Life Sciences and the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, is exploring how these two things are indeed connected.","teaser":"People don\u0027t generally associate toothbrushing with Alzheimer\u0027s disease.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/ashriv18.png?itok=P3vC05js","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20210721-asu-professor-wins-scialog-award-fund-research-development-neurological-diseases","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Emily Balli","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/ashriv18.png?itok=P3vC05js","image_alt":"","image_caption":"Abhishek Shrivastava, assistant professor in the School of Life Sciences and the Biodesign Institute, and his collaborator, David J. 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