PinnedGil PiresinMicrobial InstinctsHow to End Dengue? Vaccinate Mosquitoes!“How bad is Dengue?” in 5 minutes.·5 min read·Jan 8, 2024--7--7
PinnedGil PiresReturn of the BisonBison return to the UK for the first time in millennia.·3 min read·Jun 11, 2023--3--3
Gil PiresinMicrobial InstinctsThe Highly Fatal Coronavirus Lurking in the Middle East“How bad is MERS?” in 4 minutes.·4 min read·Apr 9, 2024----
Gil PiresWriting About Science on MediumIt is about more than just science·4 min read·Mar 4, 2024--1--1
Gil PiresinThe EnvironmentCOP28: Too Little, Too LateA historic agreement and the death of the Climate Summit.·5 min read·Jan 29, 2024--1--1
Gil PiresinMicrobial InstinctsThe End of the Global Monkeypox EpidemicAnd the beginning of an unprecedented outbreak in Africa.·3 min read·Jan 15, 2024--4--4
Gil PiresEurope’s Hypocrisy: Shipping Banned Pesticides to the Global SouthIf you can’t sell them at home, sell them abroad.·5 min read·Dec 26, 2023----
Gil PiresinMicrobial InstinctsAffordable Tuberculosis Drugs At Last, After Johnson & Johnson Loses Its PatentA new path forward in the fight against drug monopolies.·4 min read·Nov 16, 2023----
Gil PiresinMicrobial InstinctsTuberculosis: An Old Enemy, A New Fight“How bad is Tuberculosis?” in 5 minutes.·6 min read·Oct 24, 2023--1--1
Gil PiresThe Dangers of DNA ProfilingDNA Databases: The Forefront of Medicine or Another Tool of State Surveillance·6 min read·Aug 14, 2023----