Coronaviruses discovered in Laotian bats are surprisingly adept at infecting human cells, showing that such deadly features can indeed evolve outside of a lab.
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W.H.O. Will Announce New Team to Study Coronavirus Origins
“This new group can do all the fancy footwork it wants, but China’s not going to cooperate,” one expert said.
What the Future May Hold for the Coronavirus and Us
Viral evolution is a long game. Here’s where scientists think we could be headed.
This Chemist’s Pandemic Hobby? Firing Medieval Cannonballs.
Gunpowder used in cannons helped change the nature of warfare, but it took a while to get the recipe just right.
Covid Vaccines and Children: Is One Dose Better Than Two?
Myocarditis, a rare side effect, occurs mostly after the second dose. So in some countries, officials are trying out single doses for children.
First Malaria Vaccine Approved by W.H.O.
Malaria kills about 500,000 people each year, about half of them children in Africa. The new vaccine isn’t perfect, but it will help turn the tide, experts said.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for Tool to Build Molecules
Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan were honored for work that spurred research into new drugs and reduced the effect of chemistry on the environment.
Nobel Prize in Physics Honors Work on Climate Change
The work of Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi “demonstrate that our knowledge about the climate rests on a solid scientific foundation,” the committee said.
A Nobel Prize for Stephen Hawking That Might Have Been
A recent study of black holes confirmed a fundamental prediction that the theoretical physicist made nearly five decades ago. But the ultimate award is beyond his reach.
Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian
David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian were honored for their discoveries about how heat, cold and touch can initiate signals in the nervous system.