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First Opinion By David M. Morens and Joel G. Breman

Coming to terms with the real bioterrorist behind Covid-19: nature

In the Lab By Pratibha Gopalakrishna

Slime, tornadoes, and static electricity: How the host of ‘Emily’s Wonder Lab’ wants to teach kids about science

Biotech By Rebecca Robbins

Plasma giant Grifols to buy Silicon Valley startup targeting blood proteins for age-related diseases

Health By Elizabeth Cooney

‘Carnage’ in a lab dish shows how the coronavirus may damage the heart

Health By Andrew Joseph

Expert panel lays out guidelines for germline editing, while warning against pursuit of ‘CRISPR babies’

First Opinion By Kent A. Peacock and John R. Vokey

Placebo arms aren’t needed for challenge trials of Covid-19 vaccines

Health By Usha Lee McFarling

Millions of Americans carry the sickle cell trait, many without knowing it. Could they be at risk for severe Covid-19?

First Opinion By Haider J. Warraich

During the Vietnam War, these physician-scientists were called ‘yellow berets.’ They are what we need to fight Covid-19

In the Lab By Pratibha Gopalakrishna

Scientists create a synthetic lining for the intestine to make delivering drugs easier

Health By Matthew Herper

Pfizer and BioNTech’s favored Covid-19 vaccine has fewer side effects than their first

In the Lab By Meghana Keshavan

New research tabs a natural byproduct of metabolism as a potent trigger of cancer spread

Biotech By Matthew Herper

Turning Point releases positive data for targeted cancer drug, points to more rapid FDA filing

First Opinion By Norman E. Sharpless

Lung cancer deaths are declining faster than new cases. Advances in treatment are making the difference

Health By Usha Lee McFarling

Inspired by llamas’ unique antibodies, scientists create a potent anti-coronavirus molecule

First Opinion By Jordan Brayanov, Jen Goldsack, and Bill Byrom

With Covid-19 halting clinical trials, wearables could be key — but data ‘wild west’ gets in the way

In the Lab By Rebecca Robbins

Genomic sequencing to screen newborns raises more false alarms than routine blood tests, study finds

Exclusive By Nicholas Florko

FDA’s reopening plan will keep biologics labs shuttered far longer than other government labs

Health By Casey Ross

Study finds racial bias in the government’s formula for distributing Covid-19 aid to hospitals

Health By Elizabeth Cooney

New cancer diagnoses fell sharply as the coronavirus pandemic first hit

Health By Lev Facher

Following court ruling, NIH warns drug and device companies to post missing trial data 

First Opinion By Michael S. Kinch

A Covid-19 vaccine, amazingly, is close. Why am I so worried?

Health By Rebecca Robbins

Medical nonprofits are hard-hit as the pandemic upends crucial fundraising

Health By Andrew Joseph

‘A huge experiment’: How the world made so much progress on a Covid-19 vaccine so fast

First Opinion By Suresh Katta

A NASA mindset can help end the pandemic

First Opinion By Valdas Jurkauskas

Pandemics wreak devastation — but spark biomedical innovation