All coronavirus articles – Page 5
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News
Rush to approve Covid vaccine prompted by politics may end in disaster
Push by governments to pass a vaccine without appropriate evidence could damage fight against virus
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Business
Russian Covid-19 vaccine data raises questions
Suspected data manipulation or fabrication casts shadows over safety trial report for hastily-approved Sputnik V
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Opinion
Chemists amid coronavirus: Anton Toutov
Fuzionaire’s cofounder and chief scientist reflects on how Covid-19 has affected his growing company
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Opinion
Chemists amid coronavirus: Amal Amin
An Egyptian polymer chemist and activist for equality in science struggles with interactive activities moving online during the pandemic
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Business
Drop in plasma donations hits immunoglobulin supply
Lockdown and social distancing have discouraged donors, and the potential impact of convalescent plasma collection for Covid-19 treatment is unclear
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Business
Uncovering the sources of contaminated sanitisers
Methanol and 1-propanol could get into hand gels by unintentional or deliberate adulteration
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Opinion
Chemists amid coronavirus: Hannah Beska
A teaching technician in England is helping to make her labs safe for the start of term in September
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Opinion
Facing the challenge of vaccine trials
Russia’s Covid-19 gamble is a stark contrast to even accelerated clinical programmes
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Business
Russian vaccine launch shocks scientists
Sputnik V to be approved without large human trial data
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Opinion
Chemists amid coronavirus: Anya Gryn’ova
The computational chemist has returned to her Heidelberg research institute after months of lockdown, and is thankful to be living in Germany
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Webinar
Change, uncertainty and resilience – Building a better chemistry culture
Join us as we discuss ways to develop resilience in the face of uncertainty and change
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Business
Encouraging signs from initial Covid-19 vaccine trials
Human trials deliver positive immune responses, while primate challenge studies suggest protection is possible
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Podcast
Favipiravir
Originally developed to treat flu and marketed in Japan as Avigan, promising Covid-19 trial results have seen countries stockpiling this medication by the millions
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Business
Dow to cut 2000 jobs worldwide
Cuts prompted by slowdown in high value construction and automotive materials
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Opinion
Looking beyond the next wave
We need to apply lessons from Covid-19 to tackle antimicrobial resistance and climate change
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Opinion
Chemists amid coronavirus: Fung Fun Man
An education technology guru in Singapore finds himself inundated with requests for advice and invitations to speak since the pandemic hit
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News
Russian cyber spies are targeting Covid-19 vaccine research
Intelligence officials warn that Russian hackers are trying to steal intellectual property from UK, US and Canadian organisations working on novel coronavirus vaccines
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Webinar
Tackling bullying and harassment – Building a better chemistry culture
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News
Hand-powered centrifuge setup can diagnose Covid-19 for just a dollar a test
$5 centrifuge based on children’s toy part of raft of cheap technologies that can detect the virus in saliva in remote locations