The world was rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic this year, but researchers rose to all manner of challenges.

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Scientists speak up about landmark drug approvals, political and environmental activism, and the redefinition of death.

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From the effects of political upheaval on research to claims of gene-edited babies, the year has been a tumultuous one for the scientific community.

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