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Although the US president travelled to several states while possibly infected, the task would prevent COVID spread, says response specialist Emily Wroe.
Chemist Martin Burke developed a pioneering coronavirus test for the University of Illinois — but it didn’t stop a spike in student infections on campus.
Analytical chemist Najat Saliba describes the part scientists could play as investigations into the cause of Beirut’s devastating ammonium nitrate blast get under way.
Peter Daszak, president of the research organization EcoHealth Alliance, describes how he has been caught in political cross-hairs over his partnership with a virology lab in China.
One-time head of the US National Science Foundation Rita Colwell speaks out on sexism — and how her experiences as a leader in science can inform pandemic response.