June 17, 2020

Cattle may turn out to be of help in the coronavirus pandemic. A South Dakota biotech company is using cows to create antibodies that could then be used for disease prevention or treatment.

“The reasons I hear African Americans will not participate are heartbreaking and disappointing. I have heard about the Tuskegee experiment a lot.”

“It’s part of the dehumanization of the children of God,” one GOP congressman explained.

Governments across the country are starting to make mask wearing mandatory in certain situations to curb the spread of COVID-19. Here’s a closer look at why some advocates are calling for that to be more widespread, and why others have reservations.

Bogus remedies, myths and fake news about COVID-19 can cost lives. Here’s how some scientists are fighting back.

A growing chorus of expert opinion predicts that COVID-19 will slow down the forces of globalization, with obituaries being written for its impending death. The pandemic, many say, will be the final straw in a long chain of events that have dented the momentum of global integration, including the China-U.S. trade war, Brexit, and economic […]

Scientists still want to see the data behind the clinical trial.

Rashawn Ray and Rebecca Shankman write that in more liberal but gun-permitting states, protests against COVID-19 lockdowns have increased more than in conservative states. Applications for gun permits have also increased in liberal states.

Scientific Brief

An effective, responsible response to the pandemic cannot include privatizing essential functions of public institutions or continuing to allow platform business models to go unregulated.