Why is scientific collaboration key? 4 experts explain
If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s the importance of scientific collaboration. From when first reports of a new disease circulating in Wuhan, China, broke at the very end of 201...
Alice Hazelton
Alice Hazelton is Science Programme Specialist at the World Economic Forum
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COVID-19: Top science stories of the week, from lingering antibodies to life-saving steroids
Icelandic study shows that antibodies persist for four months
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COVID-19: Top science stories of the week, from mutant viruses to 3-D mapping of spike proteins
A new study published this week in the Lancet shows that a mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 virus is linked to milder symptoms than those caused by a virus without the mutation.
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COVID-19: Top science stories of the week, from single shot vaccine results to asymptomatic spread
Vaccine candidate protects monkeys from infection in single shot
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Top science stories of the week – from short-lived immunity to experts ‘cautiously optimistic’about vaccine results
First data from Moderna vaccine trial show it spurs an immune response
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COVID-19: Top science stories of the week, from a life-saving drug to one billion at risk
First life-saving drug identified and it's cheap and widely available
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COVID-19: Top science stories of the week, from testosterone to the latest on hydroxychloroquine
Since one of the first studies emerged in January from Wuhan, China, researchers have known that COVID-19 seems to affect men more than women. More recent studies from Italy and New York ...
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La ciencia lidera la respuesta a COVID-19. Estos 25 científicos están abordando los otros desafíos globales
La crisis de COVID-19 ha puesto de relieve el papel vital de la ciencia en la sociedad. La ciencia nos proporcionará una "estrategia de salida" de la pandemia cuando finalmente se desarro...
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Science leads the response to COVID-19. These 25 scientists are tackling the other global challenges
The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted science’s vital role in society. Science will provide us with an “exit strategy” from the pandemic when a vaccine is finally developed but until then, ...
COVID-19: Top science stories of the week, from old antibodies to new vaccines
It is still not clear whether people infected with coronavirus are immune to the virus after they recover. It’s a key scientific question that needs to be addressed, especially as many he...
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'Millions facing starvation' - Global political and business leaders on the economic impact of COVID-19
"Unless we open up our economy, we have millions facing starvation."
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COVID-19: Top science stories of the week, from genetics to herd immunity
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new guidance on controversial challenge trials in which healthy volunteers would be deliberately infected with COVID-19.
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COVID-19: Top science stories of the week, from twins to pollution
A recent (unpublished) study comparing the symptoms of identical and non-identical twins infected with COVID-19 concluded that COVID-19 symptoms appear to be around 50% genetic. The findi...
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COVID-19: top four science stories of the week
As confirmed cases of COVID-19 near 1 million worldwide, here’s a round-up of some of the latest scientific developments.
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How to read the news like a scientist and avoid the COVID-19 ‘infodemic’
Last week I returned home from a month-long trip during which – shock horror! – I was without an internet connection.