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The proteins that cover nanoparticles are essential to understanding how they work in the body. Across 17 proteomics facilities in the US, less than 2% of the identified proteins were identical.
The FDA has chosen not to regulate lab-developed tests like the ones at the center of the Theranos trial.
A new test, which can diagnose COVID-19 in 15 minutes, has been approved by the TGA. But it’s no silver bullet.
Ideally everyone could get tested frequently for the coronavirus. No state is close to achieving this, but some are doing better than others. What are the challenges in meeting demand for testing?
Practical work is essential for science education. But health measures compromise their traditional organization. Here are some game-changing solutions.
Concerned about rising cases and spread of Lassa fever, the Nigerian Academy of Science has called on government to declare it a national health emergency.
Considerable effort has gone into improving laboratory services in many African countries. But the quality of tests is questionable.
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Associate Professor Johns Hopkins University, and Director of the Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Clinical Laboratories, Johns Hopkins University
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Enseignant-chercheur en physique, Université Paris-Saclay
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Professor and Director of Doherty Epidemiology, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Physicien, Professeur des Universités, Université Paris-Saclay
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Enseignant-chercheur, Université de Bordeaux
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Senior research fellow, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Assistant Professor of Radiology, Michigan State University
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Professor of Microbiology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Executive Secretary, Nigerian Academy of Science
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Professor of Law, Villanova University
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Professor Emeritus of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Public Health, Colorado State University