Jon Cohen
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Evidence suggests pandemic came from nature, not a lab, panel says
New report takes sides in debate over COVID-19’s origins → Read More
‘Landmark’ study finds artificial antibodies can protect against malaria
Nine people given preventive infusions did not get infected despite deliberate exposure to parasite-carrying mosquitoes → Read More
The coronavirus may sometimes slip its genetic material into human chromosomes—but what does that mean?
Unexpected evidence that SARS-CoV-2 can integrate its genetic material could explain puzzling diagnostic tests in recovered COVID-19 patients → Read More
‘There’s only one chance to do this right’—FDA panel wrestles with COVID-19 vaccine issues
Some committee members warn against emergency use of candidates not definitively proven safe or effective → Read More
'Trump owes us an apology.’ Chinese scientist at the center of COVID-19 origin theories speaks out
Wuhan bat virologist Shi Zhengli denies responsibility for the pandemic and calls for more international collaboration → Read More
Not wearing masks to protect against coronavirus is a ‘big mistake,’ top Chinese scientist says
George Gao, head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, offers insights from the front → Read More
'I’m going to keep pushing.' Anthony Fauci tries to make the White House listen to facts of the pandemic
The infectious disease researcher has become America’s most trusted coronavirus expert → Read More
WHO launches global megatrial of the four most promising coronavirus treatments
Simple design aims to let even overwhelmed physicians and hospitals participate → Read More
Why do dozens of diseases wax and wane with the seasons—and will COVID-19?
Scientists are unraveling why each pathogen has its own calendar → Read More
‘We're behind the curve’: U.S. hospitals confront the challenges of large-scale coronavirus testing
A microbiologist overseeing testing at a major Michigan hospital system laments preventable delays → Read More
China’s aggressive measures have slowed the coronavirus. They may not work in other countries
Report from joint WHO-China mission takes detailed look at results of response in hardest hit country → Read More
The coronavirus seems unstoppable. What should the world do now?
A pandemic seems inevitable, but its speed and impact can be mitigated → Read More
Mining coronavirus genomes for clues to the outbreak’s origins
Theories abound about how the virus that’s now rampant in China made its way from bats (almost certainly) to humans → Read More
Can an anti-HIV combination or other existing drugs outwit the new coronavirus?
Chinese scientists are testing widely used antivirals in patients in Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak → Read More
Do Surgical Masks Stop the Coronavirus?
Previous coronavirus outbreaks give us a strong hint. → Read More
Scientists are moving at record speed to create new coronavirus vaccines—but they may come too late
Even in the best-case scenario, developing, testing, and mass-producing a new vaccine takes many months → Read More
Wuhan seafood market may not be source of novel virus spreading globally
Description of earliest cases suggests outbreak began elsewhere → Read More
Surprise patent ruling revives high-stakes dispute over the genome editor CRISPR
U.S. patent officials reexamining claims about who deserves rights to enormously valuable aspect of the invention → Read More
Russian geneticist answers challenges to his plan to make gene-edited babies
Denis Rebrikov will use CRISPR on the same gene a China team did, but he has a different rationale → Read More
Powerful CRISPR cousin accidentally mutates RNA while editing DNA target
Off-target editing could complicate developing safe “base-edited” therapies → Read More