Massive Google-Funded COVID Database Will Track Variants and Immunity
Open repository will give free access to more than 160 million data points with details about individual infections
Open repository will give free access to more than 160 million data points with details about individual infections
The coronavirus pandemic, climate change and space exploration are among the issues that Biden will influence if he wins the upcoming U.S. election
Political meddling, disorganization and years of neglect of public-health data management mean the country is flying blind
The scenarios foresaw leaky travel bans, a scramble for vaccines and disputes between state and federal leaders, but none could anticipate the current levels of dysfunction in the U.S.
The epidemic killed more than 2,000 people—but involved the first widespread use of a vaccine against the virus
As President Trump terminates the U.S.’s relationship with the agency, experts foresee incoherence, inefficiency and a resurgence of deadly diseases
An online survey reveals bottlenecks, challenges and barriers faced by more than 1,700 biology labs
The lack of a national strategy has stymied the efforts of academic labs that underwent huge efforts to retool for COVID-19 testing
New York City researchers hope antibody-rich plasma can keep people out of intensive care
The three-drug regimen cures 90 percent of people who have the deadliest form of the disease
People who receive either therapy soon after infection have a 90 percent survival rate, a clinical trial finds
Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has interrupted clinical trials and forced scientists to change how they immunize people
The World Health Organization’s action could increase the resources available to fight a year-old outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Maurice Kakule Mutsunga has started a motorcycle ambulance service and is working to dispel rumors about the virus
Nature’s Amy Maxmen reports from the front line of the crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Understanding why living on the street seems to cause rapid aging could help homeless people—and governments
The vaccine is up to 40 percent effective at preventing malaria in young children
Surging conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is hampering efforts to stamp out the virus
Little-studied ethnic groups are helping researchers to understand the movements of people who lived on the continent tens of thousands of years ago
Health workers must plan vaccination effort amidst fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
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