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Antibody testing for coronavirus: what does the science say?

Posted on May 18, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

Are there better ways to detect the coronavirus in our body? A small study from China suggests antibody testing as a potentially more…

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    How genes taught us about the origin of novel coronavirus

    Posted on May 5, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

    A group of scientists collected samples from some of the initially infected COVID-19 patients to show its similarities to other coronavirus…

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      How long will it take to contain COVID-19?

      Posted on March 17, 2020October 24, 2022 by Gina Misra

      Computer models are handy tools to figure out how well our public health interventions might work in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic…

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        The impact of antibiotic resistant infections in Europe

        Posted on April 16, 2019December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

        A new investigation into antibiotics resistance shows just how big of an issue antibiotic-resistant bacteria is right now, and we need to…

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