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BioNTech joins coronavirus vaccine race

The German firm will work with Fosun Pharma and Pfizer to develop an mRNA vaccine for COVID-19




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Shortage of RNA extraction kits hampers efforts to ramp up COVID-19 coronavirus testing

Qiagen vows to ramp up production of kits as scientists turn to social media to plea for donations




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Chemistry departments deal with coronavirus closures

Amid university shutdowns worldwide, professors and students adjust what social distancing means for lab scientists




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Tips for teaching in the time of coronavirus

Veterans of teaching chemistry online offer advice for professors challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic




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Ginkgo opens facilities to help COVID-19 coronavirus response

Boston biotech firm is making its discovery and production service available to firms working on diagnostics, treatments, and vaccines




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COVID-19 coronavirus quarantines cause rapid drop in air pollution

NO<sub>2</sub> levels have fallen sharply in northern Italy and China




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How we know disinfectants should kill the COVID-19 coronavirus

The novel virus is one of the easiest virus types to deactivate, though SARS-CoV-2-specific data are lacking




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3-D printing firms rise to coronavirus challenge

Companies are making their machines and expertise available to hospitals in need of parts




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Crystal structures of the novel coronavirus protease guide drug development

Medicinal chemists focus on the main protease of SARS-CoV-2 to develop antiviral treatments for the virus causing COVID-19




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China's contract research firms rebound after coronavirus

Chemistry CROs are back in business as rest of world starts to lock down




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3-D printing firms rise to coronavirus challenge

Companies are making their machines and expertise available to hospitals in need of parts




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AlloVir and Baylor to make donor-derived T cell therapies that target coronaviruses




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Crystal structures of the novel coronavirus's main protease guide drug development

Medicinal chemists focus on the main protease of SARS-CoV-2 to develop antiviral treatments for COVID-19




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US stimulus bill includes funding for coronavirus research

The National Institutes of Health receives the vast majority of the support




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US government allows grant funding flexibility during coronavirus outbreak




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Chemical industry welcomes leniency from US EPA during coronavirus response

Activists say broad lack of enforcement threatens safety




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Coronavirus starts to weigh on industry

Auto manufacturing is the first sector to halt demand for chemicals




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What do we know about the novel coronavirus's 29 proteins?

These biomolecules could hold clues to why the virus is so infectious and to how to stop it




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Chemical industry welcomes leniency from US EPA during coronavirus response

Activists say broad lack of enforcement threatens safety




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US stimulus bill includes funding for coronavirus research

The National Institutes of Health receives the vast majority of the support




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J&amp;J and BARDA advance coronavirus vaccine




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Sanofi and Translate Bio add coronavirus to vaccine pact




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Novel coronavirus thought to have jumped to humans via pangolins

Trafficked scaly anteaters found to carry coronaviruses related to SARS-CoV-2




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Will the coronavirus help mRNA and DNA vaccines prove their worth?

As gene-based vaccines are being designed and tested at unprecedented speeds to fight COVID-19, scientists wonder if this will be the technology's make-or-break moment.




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Grad students tell of the coronavirus's impact

Delayed postdoc opportunities. Canceled commencement. Graduate students in chemistry describe how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected their work and lives




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Chemistry faculty cope with coronavirus shutdowns

With university labs shuttered by COVID-19, chemistry faculty are getting a crash course in how to stay productive




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How the coronavirus will transform science

Thought leaders in life sciences weigh in on lessons learned amid the COVID-19 pandemic




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Searching for a coronavirus cure in the blood

Scientists look to convalescent plasma, hyperimmune therapy, and monoclonal antibodies to treat COVID-19




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Why the best material for a homemade coronavirus face mask is hard to identify

Variables in fabrics, fit, and user behavior can influence how well a mask might block the virus's spread




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European Research Council president resigns amid dispute over coronavirus response

Mauro Ferrari quits after three months at the helm




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Why the best material for a homemade coronavirus face mask is hard to identify

Variables in fabrics, fit, and user behavior can influence how well a mask might block the virus's spread




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US EPA advances rollbacks while coronavirus pandemic rages

Work continues on chemical risks, climate, and what data regulators may consider




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Coronavirus puts science to the test

A new generation of technologies being used for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of COVID-19 will be pressure tested amid a pandemic




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Merdad Parsey on building a case for remdesivir amid the coronavirus pandemic

Gilead's Chief Medical Officer talks about the challenges of clinical design in the time of COVID-19




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How susceptible is your cat or dog to the novel coronavirus?

Cats can transmit SARS-CoV-2 to one another, but the virus replicates poorly in dogs, pigs, chickens, and ducks, study finds




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Por que o melhor material para uma m&#225;scara facial caseira para o coronav&#237;rus &#233; dif&#237;cil de identificar

Variáveis em tecidos, ajuste e comportamento do usuário podem influenciar a eficácia com que uma máscara pode bloquear a propagação do vírus




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What do we know about the novel coronavirus's 29 proteins?

These biomolecules could hold clues to why the virus is so infectious and how to stop it




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Disinfectant demand from coronavirus concerns challenges specialty chemical supply chain

As wipes and sprays sell out, quaternary ammonium compound makers try to keep up




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Novel coronavirus found in surprisingly high levels in sewage

Viral levels higher than expected based on confirmed COVID-19 cases




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Adding the missing sugars to coronavirus protein structures

Most of the recently reported viral structures have left out the carbohydrate decorations that help mask the proteins from our immune system




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Vir taps Samsung to produce coronavirus candidate




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How susceptible is your cat or dog to the novel coronavirus?

Cats can transmit SARS-CoV-2 to one another, but the virus replicates poorly in dogs, pigs, chickens, and ducks, study finds




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Scaling up remdesivir amid the coronavirus crisis

Manufacturing experts weigh in on Gilead's challenge in making its potential COVID-19 treatment




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Scaling up remdesivir amid the coronavirus crisis

Manufacturing experts weigh in on Gilead's challenge in making its potential COVID-19 treatment




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Adding the missing sugars to coronavirus protein structures

Most of the recently reported viral structures have left out the carbohydrate decorations that help mask the proteins from our immune system




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During the coronavirus pandemic, hospitals have taken unprecedented steps to disinfect N95 face masks

With protective equipment in short supply, health-care facilities are decontaminating and reusing items designed to be disposable




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Finding what cells the coronavirus can enter could help explain why it spreads so well

Two studies pinpoint nasal cells and others that express the molecules the virus uses to get inside




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BASF and Dow see early coronavirus impacts in first-quarter earnings

Manufacturing shutdowns and oil prices were a drag on results




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Podcast: Diagnose, treat, vaccinate&#8212;beating a killer coronavirus

<i>Stereo Chemistry</i> looks at lessons learned from previous epidemics and the global effort underway to stop this new microscopic foe




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Moderna picks Lonza to make 1 billion doses of its coronavirus vaccine

Program boosts effort by the mRNA therapy pioneer to be first with a coronavirus vaccine