Mapping Covid

Humanity was hoping to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic this year. But viruses have plenty of tools at their disposal, and we should plan for a long-term future in which SARS-CoV-2 is a persistent threat.

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RNA sequencing technology lags far behind researchers’ ability to decode and understand DNA. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted this dangerous shortcoming.

A handful of high schoolers prompt scientists to develop a new approach for calculating the size of the ancient behemoth.

Sergii Mirnyi, one of the people who helped clean up after the 1986 disaster, says he founded Chornobyl University to promote much-needed interdisciplinary research on the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.

By harnessing a unique property of yeast, scientists can synthesize histones and the enzymes that modify these proteins, which spool DNA and influence gene expression.

Researchers discover surprisingly high levels of genetic diversity among the colorful male morphs of a freshwater fish.

Researchers identify a role for PIEZO1 in tendon adaptation, and show that people with certain versions of the Piezo1 gene tend to be better jumpers.

The Princeton University evolutionary biologist studies how animals are changing due to human activity.

Finding and reporting an irregularity in a published study can lead people down an unexpected path.

Every medical intervention—even one with a centuries-long history—brings dangers, some of which become clear only later.

Centuries of folklore backed by scientists in the early 1900s have perpetuated the idea that menstruating women can exert dangerous forces.

Symptoms documented in cases of long COVID are wide ranging and variable.

COVID-19 affects far more than just the lungs. Researchers are actively documenting the damage the disease causes to the heart, brain, liver, and much more.

The methodology involves modifying histones and displaying them on the cell surface for analysis.