Science News

• Dr. Jon LaPook on the importance of wearing face masks
  
  The science behind how using a mask can help prevent an infected person with no symptoms from transmitting the coronavirus to others
  CBS News.  Sunday, 12 Jul 2020.
• Editorial: California condors pass another milestone on the road to recovery
  
  It took federal support, belief in a bigger cause and trust in science to bring back this critically endangered species.
  Los Angeles Times.  Sunday, 12 Jul 2020.
• Coronavirus: Singing church members 'miss companionship'
  
  Scientific evidence suggests singing increases the risk of spreading coronavirus among a crowd.
  BBC News.  Saturday, 11 Jul 2020.
• How to Reopen Schools: What Science and Other Countries Teach Us
  
  The pressure to bring American students back to classrooms is intense, but the calculus is tricky with infections still out of control in many communities.
  New York Times.  Saturday, 11 Jul 2020.
• Will a second coronavirus surge lead to winter lockdown? Ministers told to prepare for another wave
  
  Scientific advisers have 'strong' evidence the virus flourishes at around 4C (39F) and they say this, combined with annual pressures on the NHS, means the UK is heading for a 'difficult winter'.
  Daily Mail.  Saturday, 11 Jul 2020.
• Scientists warn UK Government to prepare for 'visible resistance' to future lockdowns
  
  Papers published today from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies show behavioural experts have warned trying to bring back lockdowns 'might evoke various responses'.
  Daily Mail.  Saturday, 11 Jul 2020.
• HHS allocates Gilead's COVID-19 drug remdesivir to four hardest hit states
  
  The U.S. government has allocated more than 11,000 courses of Gilead Sciences Inc's COVID-19 treatment remdesivir to the four states now being hardest hit by the fast-spreading outbreak in the United States. ...
  Yahoo.  Friday, 10 Jul 2020.
• Is Meridian Bioscience (VIVO) Stock Outpacing Its Medical Peers This Year?
  
  Is (VIVO) Outperforming Other Medical Stocks This Year?
  Zacks.  Friday, 10 Jul 2020.
• Gilead says coronavirus treatment remdesivir reduces risk of death in severe COVID-19 patients
  
  On Friday, Gilead Sciences said its experimental coronavirus treatment, remdesivir, reduced the risk of death in patients with severe COVID-19 infections.
  Fox News.  Friday, 10 Jul 2020.
• 5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday
  
  Dow futures turned positive Friday after Gilead Sciences reported a "62% reduction in the risk of mortality" in Covid-19 patients treated with its remdesivir antiviral.
  CNBC.  Friday, 10 Jul 2020.
• An Uncrowned Tudor Queen, the Science of Skin and Other New Books to Read
  
  These five July releases may have been lost in the news cycle
  Smithsonian.  Friday, 10 Jul 2020.
• The Future Of Climate Research? Value All Forms Of Knowledge
  
  Melanie Marcel, founder of SOScience, is pushing the scientific community to open up to all forms of knowledge and unlikely alliances.
  Forbes.  Friday, 10 Jul 2020.
• Science education community should withdraw from international tests, experts urge
  
  The science community should withdraw from involvement in international tests such as PISA because they have forced schools to adopt 'narrow' curricula and pedagogies, a study says.
  Science Daily.  Thursday, 9 Jul 2020.
• Extreme rainfall events cause top-heavy aquatic food webs
  
  Scientists across seven different sites throughout Central and South America replicated the extreme rainfall events predicted by climate change science. ...
  Science Daily.  Thursday, 9 Jul 2020.
• A Missed Warning About Silent Coronavirus Infections
  
  Why an early scientific report of symptom-free cases went unheeded.
  New York Times.  Thursday, 9 Jul 2020.

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