policy, microbiology

A new presidential memorandum requires the Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate a government-wide push to generate a research action plan for the condition.

Overbearing restrictions on research into toxins and pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 could undermine public health and security in the long run.

The milestone marks the first fully-approved COVID-19 vaccine in the United States.

Zhangfeng Hu will be unable to submit manuscripts for three years after having violated the journal’s policy about making study materials available to other scientists.

Numerous candidates with STEM backgrounds are running for federal seats, and record numbers are competing in local races across the country.

An online conspiracy theory retweeted by President Donald Trump misconstrued data regarding the number of people who have died from the coronavirus.

Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.

Mauro Ferrari says the organization’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic is inadequate, but ERC members claim his proposals didn’t align with the mission of the council.

Administration officials have given contradictory statements about how COVID-19 will affect the US, and it is not clear who is leading the infectious disease response effort, critics say.

An Israeli lunar lander carrying the tiny animals crashed into the moon in April, and now scientists are trying to determine if the creatures are still alive.

Governor Phil Murphy signs a bill honoring the bacterium discovered in his state’s soil, now known for its antibiotic compounds used to treat tuberculosis.

A report also concludes that an investment of $2 per person per year could forestall that fate.

The midterm elections flip several House seats in favor of Democratic candidates with STEM backgrounds.

Data from the Indian Space Research Organization’s Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft show frost on the lunar north and south poles.

There is little evidence that full treatment durations discourage the development of drug-resistant bacteria.

Trouble obtaining Ebola samples; Republicans take over Congressional science committees; postdoc participation

A handful of US states are enacting laws that make it harder for parents to opt out of vaccinating their children against infectious diseases.

A bacterial outbreak at a Chinese University prompts the firing of administrators and highlights more systemic concerns.