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...
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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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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, ...
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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
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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A recent (unpublished) study comparing the symptoms of identical and non-identical twins infected with COVID-19 concluded that COVID-19 symptoms appear to be around 50% genetic.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.