Coronavirus: how the virus changed science
…of ‘little ships’ to avert Britain’s threatened coronavirus crisis by increasing testing. The ‘ship’ of the Francis Crick Institute, directed by Paul and where I have my lab, took up…
Coronavirus: are we back to normal?
…IS OMICRON MORE INFECTIOUS? People infected with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 are almost 50% more likely to infect those they live with than are individuals infected with…
Coronavirus: How to vaccinate a nation
…of coronavirus vaccination centres. Those eligible to be vaccinated will be invited to book through the national booking service. If you’re eligible, please visit the NHS website or call 119….
Coronavirus: The Moth Vaccine
…– the coronavirus recombinant vaccine and the mRNA vaccine – approved by the end of the year. ARE YOU DOING CHALLENGE TRIALS OF YOUR VACCINE? We are not involved in…
Coronavirus: The climate connection
…spread can be seen on the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center or Robert Koch-Institute website. You can check the number of UK COVID-19 lab-confirmed cases and deaths along with figures…
Coronavirus: Virtual Pandemics
…seen on the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center or Robert Koch-Institute website. You can check the number of UK COVID-19 lab-confirmed cases and deaths along with figures from the Office…
Coronavirus: How the virus spread worldwide
…deal of time for the pandemic to accrue genetic diversity, and partly because coronaviruses evolve more slowly than viruses like influenza. How much has the virus mutated? There is not…
COVID-19: Preparing for the Next Pandemic
…important and perhaps let us take coronaviruses off the table. The reason so many of us were concerned about coronaviruses prior to COVID-19 is that within the coronavirus family, there…
An uncomfortable milestone
…China when the coronavirus struck. And while coronavirus will undoubtedly define this year and next, climate change remains the defining issue for the 21st century. Our museums have a vital…
Planet primed for animal infections to spillover into humans
…why, in 2018, the World Health Organisation singled out one hypothetical pandemic candidate, which it labelled Disease X, as ‘a novel coronavirus other than SARS or MERS‘. Today, in the…