Disease prevention and health

Biological systems are continuously at risk of serious infectious diseases, while modern lifestyles and an ageing population contribute to increases in non-communicable diseases.

Understanding how biological systems develop and respond to pathogen challenge and harmful mutations, and how they survive such insults, provides avenues to developing new diagnostics and prevention measures, as well as treatments for improving plant, animal and human health throughout the lifespan.

 

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