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Does High-Dose Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Prevent the Evolution of Resistance? by Day, Troy, Read, Andrew F

“…High-dose chemotherapy has long been advocated as a means of controlling drug resistance in infectious diseases but recent empirical studies have begun to…”
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The ecology of whales in a changing climate by Read, Andrew J.

“…Some whale populations are exhibiting unexpected cycles of boom and bust The study of whale ecology did not begin until most populations had been depleted by…”
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On the apparent line-of-sight alignment of the peak X-ray intensity of the magnetosheath and the tangent to the magnetopause, as viewed by SMILE-SXI by Read, Andrew

“…The Soft X-ray Imager(SXI)on board the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer(SMILE)spacecraft will be able to view the Earth's magnetosheath in…”
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How to Use a Chemotherapeutic Agent When Resistance to It Threatens the Patient by Hansen, Elsa, Woods, Robert J, Read, Andrew F

“…When resistance to anticancer or antimicrobial drugs evolves in a patient, highly effective chemotherapy can fail, threatening patient health and lifespan…”
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Monitor for COVID-19 vaccine resistance evolution during clinical trials by Kennedy, David A, Read, Andrew F

“…Although less common than the evolution of antimicrobial drug resistance, vaccine resistance can and has evolved. How likely is it that COVID-19 vaccines…”
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Imperfect Vaccination Can Enhance the Transmission of Highly Virulent Pathogens by Read, Andrew F, Baigent, Susan J, Powers, Claire, Kgosana, Lydia B, Blackwell, Luke, Smith, Lorraine P, Kennedy, David A, Walkden-Brown, Stephen W, Nair, Venugopal K

“…Could some vaccines drive the evolution of more virulent pathogens? Conventional wisdom is that natural selection will remove highly lethal pathogens if host…”
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The looming crisis: interactions between marine mammals and fisheries by Read, Andrew J.

“…Direct fisheries interactions pose a serious threat to the conservation of many populations and some species of marine mammals. The most acute problem is…”
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Why the evolution of vaccine resistance is less of a concern than the evolution of drug resistance by Kennedy, David A., Read, Andrew F.

“…Vaccines and antimicrobial drugs both impose strong selection for resistance. Yet only drug resistance is a major challenge for 21st century medicine. Why is…”
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Why does drug resistance readily evolve but vaccine resistance does not? by Kennedy, David A., Read, Andrew F.

“…Why is drug resistance common and vaccine resistance rare? Drugs and vaccines both impose substantial pressure on pathogen populations to evolve resistance and…”
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Insecticide control of vector-borne diseases: when is insecticide resistance a problem? by Rivero, Ana, Vézilier, Julien, Weill, Mylène, Read, Andrew F, Gandon, Sylvain

“…Many of the most dangerous human diseases are transmitted by insect vectors. After decades of repeated insecticide use, all of these vector species have…”
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Modifying Adaptive Therapy to Enhance Competitive Suppression by Hansen, Elsa, Read, Andrew F

“…Adaptive therapy is a promising new approach to cancer treatment. It is designed to leverage competition between drug-sensitive and drug-resistant cells in…”
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evolution of drug resistance and the curious orthodoxy of aggressive chemotherapy by Read, Andrew F, Day, Troy, Huijben, Silvie

“…The evolution of drug-resistant pathogens is a major challenge for 21st century medicine. Drug use practices vigorously advocated as resistance management…”
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The effect of temperature on Anopheles mosquito population dynamics and the potential for malaria transmission by Beck-Johnson, Lindsay M, Nelson, William A, Paaijmans, Krijn P, Read, Andrew F, Thomas, Matthew B, Bjørnstad, Ottar N

“…The parasites that cause malaria depend on Anopheles mosquitoes for transmission; because of this, mosquito population dynamics are a key determinant of…”
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Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic by Read, Andrew F

“…Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA Cite This Article DOI: 10.3201/eid2605.191717 Original Publication Date: April 09, 2020…”
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Antibiotics can be used to contain drug-resistant bacteria by maintaining sufficiently large sensitive populations by Hansen, Elsa, Karslake, Jason, Woods, Robert J, Read, Andrew F, Wood, Kevin B

“…Standard infectious disease practice calls for aggressive drug treatment that rapidly eliminates the pathogen population before resistance can emerge. When…”
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Decomposing health: tolerance and resistance to parasites in animals by Råberg, Lars, Graham, Andrea L, Read, Andrew F

“…Plant biologists have long recognized that host defence against parasites and pathogens can be divided into two conceptually different components: the ability…”
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Empty promises: The European Union is failing to protect dolphins and porpoises from fisheries by‐catch by Rogan, Emer, Read, Andrew J, Berggren, Per

“…By‐catch is the primary global conservation threat to populations of dolphins and porpoises. Despite protection for these protected species under its Habitats…”
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Identification of a novel nidovirus as a potential cause of large scale mortalities in the endangered Bellinger River snapping turtle (Myuchelys georgesi) by Zhang, Jing, Finlaison, Deborah S, Frost, Melinda J, Gestier, Sarah, Gu, Xingnian, Hall, Jane, Jenkins, Cheryl, Parrish, Kate, Read, Andrew J, Srivastava, Mukesh, Rose, Karrie, Kirkland, Peter D

“…In mid-February 2015, a large number of deaths were observed in the sole extant population of an endangered species of freshwater snapping turtle, Myuchelys…”
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Pathogen evolution during vaccination campaigns by Day, Troy, Kennedy, David A, Read, Andrew F, Gandon, Sylvain

“…Following the initiation of the unprecedented global vaccination campaign against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), attention has…”
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Disentangling Genetic Variation for Resistance and Tolerance to Infectious Diseases in Animals by Råberg, Lars, Sim, Derek, Read, Andrew F

“…Hosts can in principle employ two different strategies to defend themselves against parasites: resistance and tolerance. Animals typically exhibit considerable…”
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