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Identifying a more infectious HIV variant
A new form of HIV has been uncovered in the Netherlands.
The roots of Long Covid
Detecting the early signals for long Covid
Tonga eruption – how it happened
Why a small volcanic eruption had a global impact
Have we got it wrong on Omicron?
It seems to be no more viable than the earlier delta variant
CORBEVAX – A vaccine for the world?
Could a cheap and conventional vaccine for Coivd19 end the pandemic?
2021 the year of variants
The year began with Alpha and ends with Omicron, what have we learnt?
Omicron – mild or monster?
Cases of the latest coronavirus variant are mild, so far – but that’s not the whole story
Omicron’s rapid replication rate
Omicron replicates seventy times faster than earlier variants.
Can the weather trigger a volcano?
The eruption of Semeru in Java was linked to heavy rain
Omicron, racism and trust
How the global political response to the new variant is hampering science in Africa
