Deleted Coronavirus Genome Sequences Trigger Scientific Intrigue
Partial SARS-CoV-2 sequences from early outbreaks in Wuhan were removed from a U.S. government database by the scientists who deposited them -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
What Is the Immune System, and How Does It Work?
Through evolution, we’ve gained an entire arsenal for fighting off potentially harmful microbes of all sorts. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Nutrition, Immunity and a Global Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has focused attention on the importance of having a well-functioning immune system. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Cancer Clues Found in Gene behind ‘Lemon Frost’ Gecko Color
Research has solved a macabre mystery, and the finding could one day help efforts to catch human melanomas earlier -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Gut Reactions: Microbes in the Digestive Tract Influence COVID Severity
Our resident bacteria help regulate the immune system and response to infections -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Why Are People with Obesity More Vulnerable to COVID?
Chronic inflammation and immune breakdown appear to be key reasons -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Can Vitamin D Help Protect against COVID?
Some studies suggest an impact, particularly for those who are vitamin-deficient. But for now, the jury is out -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How to Prevent the Next Pandemic
We need to make the development and distribution of vaccines a truly global endeavor -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Quest for Cancer-Detecting Blood Tests Speeds Up
Liquid biopsies show promise for early detection of deadly tumors -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Abortion Rights Are at the Greatest Risk since Roe v. Wade Was Decided in 1972
The Supreme Court will hear a case in the upcoming term that could officially overturn that historic ruling -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
CureVac COVID Vaccine Let-down Spotlights mRNA Design Challenges
Scientists are searching for explanations to disappointing final-stage trial results. These insights could help guide the future development of mRNA vaccines -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
What Is CRISPR, and Why Is It So Important?
This revolutionary gene-editing system has taken science by storm. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Climate Change Could Fuel the Spread of a Flesh-Eating Parasite
Scientists caution that as the planet warms, more Americans could be exposed to varieties of the Leishmania parasite -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
These Videos Could Boost COVID Vaccination Rates
Creators on social media platforms significantly extend the reach of coronavirus and vaccine information -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Children’s Birthdays May Have Spread COVID Infections
The risk of infection increased by up to 30 percent or so among people with observances in the first 10 months of 2020 -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
New Coronavirus Variants Are Urgently Being Tracked Around the World
Genomic sequencing efforts are limited in developing countries, but scientists are mobilizing to help -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com