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Blood Plasma as Treatment? And More Info Straight from the Science Journals
Today’s round-up of the latest science about COVID-19 – blood plasma as a treatment, the effectiveness of school closures, and more. Read more in The Tyee.
Recovered Patients May Still Be Infectious. And More Info Straight from Science Journals
The newest edition of my twice-weekly roundup of some of the most interesting and important science on COVID-19. Read more in The Tyee.
The CRISPR War Raging Inside Bacteria
Rings of DNA inside bacteria use CRISPR process to attack each other. The CRISPR-Cas system is a highly accurate gene-editing tool that genetic engineers have adopted…
Excitement around hydroxychloroquine for treating COVID-19 causes challenges for rheumatology
Excitement about a potential new treatment for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic currently engulfing the world is causing problems for patients with arthritis and systemic…
Tears Don’t Infect. And More Info Straight from Science Journals
Another edition of my round-up of some of the latest science on COVID-19. Read more in The Tyee.
COVID-19: Straight from the Science Journals
Twice a week I will be writing short summaries of some of the most important and interesting scientific articles on the COVID-19 pandemic for The Tyee.…