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How coronavirus measures have worked around the world
One month after what is now the coronavirus pandemic was declared a “public health emergency of international concern”, it is…
I study viruses: How our team isolated the new coronavirus to fight the global pandemic
Coronaviruses get their name from the crown, or corona, of spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, as…
The horrific story of Willie McNeeley, a black man castrated in a Texas town in 1941
Photograph of a large, multi-prisoner cell in the Travis County Jail. Credit: texashistory.unt.edu Willie McNeeley was driving his car north…
Chinese Family Driving Around Town With Body Of Dead Relative After Mortuaries Refuse Admittance
Chinese Family Stuck With Dead Relative As Mortuaries Refuse Admittance Stranded Chinese nationals were stuck with their deceased relative’s body…
Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough – there needs to be a coordinated global strategy
The UN Security Council has yet to hold a meeting on coronavirus. The World in HDR/Shutterstock.com Nader Habibi, Brandeis University…
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Sex starved female prisoners in Kenya are pleading with authorities to implement new laws that will allow them to…
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