COVID-19 could help solve climate riddles (Scientific American)
Pollution declines from pandemic shutdowns may aid in answering long-standing questions about how aerosols influence climate.
As...
AI uncovers a potential treatment for Covid-19 patients (Wired)
Software suggested an arthritis drug might quell an out-of-control immune response that damages the lungs. Now it's being tested in a...
The hard truth about antibody tests (New Republic)
Some think of them as a "quick fix" for getting out of coronavirus quarantine. But there's still a lot we don't...
To speed coronavirus testing, FDA greenlights a new type of nasal swab (Stat)
One of the biggest bottlenecks in testing people for the novel coronavirus has not involved complex machines to detect genetic material or...
Extracellular superoxide dismutase, a molecular transducer of health benefits of exercise (Science Direct)
Abstract
Extracellular superoxide dismutase (EcSOD) is the only extracellular scavenger of superoxide anion (O2.-) with unique binding capacity...
No matter how you crunch the numbers, this pandemic is only just getting started...
People are understandably looking for good news. But the truth is, we’re nowhere near controlling coronavirus.
There...
The Coronavirus is mutating. What does that mean for a vaccine? (NYT)
Around the world, hope for a return to normalcy is pinned on a vaccine, the “ultimate weapon,” as it’s been called by...
What caused the coronavirus? A skeptical take on the conspiracy theories about the outbreak’s...
Of all the mysteries about the novel coronavirus, its origin excites the most fervent debate. At the outbreak’s beginning, there were conspiracy theories that...
Scientists tracked COVID-19 mutation and the results are terrifying (Daily Beast)
Researchers discovered three distinct strains of SARS-CoV-2 to analyze, each with its own unique behaviors. That was before countless mutations as...
How 20 seconds of soap kills the coronavirus (Vox)
This is a great video from Vox on how soap (or, perhaps not quite as well, hand sanitizer) kills the coronavirus --...
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