A report of the impact of population-wide rapid antigen testing on SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in Slovakia found SARS-CoV-2 prevalence decreased by 58% (estimated 70% decrease adjusting for epidemic growth) in one week in the 45 counties subject to two rounds of mass testing.

Roundworms don't have eyes or the light-absorbing molecules required to see

Processive RNA polymerization and promoter recognition in an RNA World: a promoter-based RNA polymerase ribozyme was isolated that, analogous to modern-day protein polymerases, clamps onto templates to increase its processivity, making it a potential model for replication in early biology.

The role of officer race and gender in police-civilian interactions in Chicago

Massively parallel ultrafast random bit generation with a chip-scale laser

A global environmental crisis 42,000 years ago

Microplastics and human health

An ultrapotent synthetic nanobody neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 by stabilizing inactive Spike

The ocean's soundscape is fundamentally different from that of preindustrial times, with anthropogenic noise negatively impacting marine life.

Phylogenetic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in Boston highlights the impact of superspreading events

At least 65 of 100 COVID-19 infections originate from individuals aged 20-49 in the US.

A noninflammatory mRNA vaccine for treatment of autoimmune encephalomyelitis

A ubiquitous tire rubber–derived chemical induces acute mortality in coho salmon

Study of immunological memory to SARS-CoV-2 over the last 8-months suggests that immunity may last for years

Researchers analyzing blood samples from blood donors in Kenya estimate that by June 2020, when many COVID-19 deaths were expected in the country but hadn’t occurred at such scale…

mRNA's next challenge: Will it work as a drug?

A ubiquitous tire rubber–derived chemical induces acute mortality in coho salmon

A ubiquitous tire rubber–derived chemical induces acute mortality in coho salmon

Alaska oil bid alarms scientists

Fecal microbiota transplant promotes treatment response in melanoma patients previously unresponsive to immunotherapy in an early-stage clinical trial

Tasmanian devils claw their way back from extinction

Over 75% of the population in Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, has already been infected with the new Coronavirus between March and October

People with Down syndrome face high risk from coronavirus

At last, room temperature superconductivity achieved

The contemporary political climate is such that people are not only divided by policy issues but actually perceive the other party as essentially alien.

Charles H. Turner, pioneer in animal cognition

Study finds that children are less susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 than adults, but just as infectious with presymptomatic spread ~50%

New research reveals some elements of the human genome are functioning in the same way as the prehistoric sea sponge

68% of the tested mink farm residents, employees and/or contacts had evidence of COVID-19 infection, with strains with an animal sequence signature, providing evidence of animal to human transmission of SARS-CoV-2 within mink farms.

Denisovan DNA found in Tibetan Plateau

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