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Coronavirus is a pandemic in all but name as the infection goes global

Coronavirus is a pandemic in all but name as the infection goes global

26 February 2020

With outbreaks of covid-19 hitting Italy, Iran and South Korea, the World Health Organization's reluctance to label the spread of the virus a pandemic seems odd
People in intensive care can be unable to say what treatment they want

Exclusive: Brain scans used to read minds of intensive care patients

25 February 2020

People with severe brain injuries can be unable to communicate. Now brain scanners are being used to see if some can tell doctors what kind of care they want
Police check movement into and out of Casalpusterlengo, Italy, as part of efforts to contain the virus

Covid-19: Our chance to contain the coronavirus may already be over

24 February 2020

We don’t know the sources of many of the covid-19 cases in South Korea and Italy, suggesting the virus is now spreading untraceably among communities
An HIV-infected cell

We now know how much our genes influence the risk of contracting HIV

24 February 2020

A study of 13,000 people suggests that genetics strongly shapes how likely you are to contract HIV if you are exposed to the virus
A safety switch may pave the way towards controlled use of gene drives to control mosquitoes

CRISPR safety switch can make cells self-destruct if they go rogue

21 February 2020

A genetic tweak can make cells self-destruct in the presence of CRISPR and could be used to make cells tamper-proof or shut them down if they go wrong

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