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Europe's second wave of coronavirus is starting to eclipse the first

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Europe's second wave of coronavirus is starting to eclipse the first

Many countries in Europe are now reintroducing lockdowns, but it might already be too late to stop the second wave being worse than the first

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people crossing rail line

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Covid-19: Is Germany losing the fight against the second wave?

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Liverpool street

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Will city-wide testing halt spread of the coronavirus in Liverpool?

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Controlling deforestation and wildlife trade could prevent pandemics

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Controlling deforestation and wildlife trade could prevent pandemics

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Long covid: Why are some people sick months after catching the virus?

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Long covid: Why are some people sick months after catching the virus?

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Do potatoes and tomatoes make rheumatoid arthritis worse?

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Do potatoes and tomatoes make rheumatoid arthritis worse?

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How the US response to covid-19 broke its world-class health agencies

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How the US response to covid-19 broke its world-class health agencies

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A welcome back sign outside a department store in Melbourne

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Melbourne lockdown lifts as second wave of covid-19 is eliminated

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Malaria parasite hides in human blood by changing how its genes work

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CRISPR weapon spread by bacterial sex could destroy deadly superbugs

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CRISPR weapon spread by bacterial sex could destroy deadly superbugs

Bacteria armed with a CRISPR-based weapon that infects other microbes during the bacterial equivalent of sex could help us kill off dangerous antibiotic-resistant superbugs – if regulators approve their use

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CRISPR turns normal body fat into a type that burns energy

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Record $8 billion payout won’t turn back the clock on US opioid crisis

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Cats cost Australia A$6 billion a year by spreading diseases

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We must hold a steady course on our response to covid-19

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