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What we do and do not know about COVID-19's infectivity and viral load

  • Written by Marta Gaglia, Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology & Microbiology, Tufts University
SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient and imaged using a transmission electron micrograph.NIAID

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, it has become clear that people need to understand basic facts about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to make informed health care and public policy decisions. Two basic virological concepts have...

Read more: What we do and do not know about COVID-19's infectivity and viral load

What we do and do not know about COVID-19's infectious dose and viral load

  • Written by Marta Gaglia, Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology & Microbiology, Tufts University
SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient and imaged using a transmission electron micrograph.NIAID

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, it has become clear that people need to understand basic facts about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to make informed health care and public policy decisions. Two basic virological concepts have...

Read more: What we do and do not know about COVID-19's infectious dose and viral load

Coronavirus lockdowns are pushing mass transit systems to the brink – and low-income riders will pay the price

  • Written by Ramya Vijaya, Professor of Economics, Stockton University
Mass transit ridership in Los Angeles and elsewhere has plummeted during the crisis. Tommaso Boddi/Getty ImagesCC BY-ND

Low-income Americans have borne the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic. They may also get left behind in the recovery.

Steep declines in ridership during the crisis have pushed public transit systems across the U.S. into deep...

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Income inequality is getting worse in US urban areas

  • Written by Brian Thiede, Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology and Demography, Pennsylvania State University
Data shows that the gap has grown in recent years.Hyejin Kang/Shutterstock.com

Income inequality has increased dramatically in the United States over recent decades, surpassing its previous peak in the 1920s.

In 2016, the average income among the bottom 24.9 million households was US$21,000. Meanwhile, the top 1%, or 1.2 million households, earned...

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Why the Supreme Court made Wisconsin vote during the coronavirus crisis

  • Written by Austin Sarat, Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
Milwaukee voters wait in a social-distancing line, some wearing masks, before voting in the state's spring elections on April 7.AP Photo/Morry Gash

When Wisconsin voters had to brave the coronavirus pandemic to vote in their state’s April 7 election, it was the latest phase of a nearly 60-year legal and political fight over who can vote in...

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Birthed by HBCU students, this organization offers important lessons for today's student activists

  • Written by Jelani Favors, Associate Professor of History, Clayton State University
Members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) , 1964.Afro Newspaper/Gado/Getty Images

April 15, 2020 marks 60 years since the founding of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, perhaps better known as SNCC, and usually pronounced as “snick.” SNCC became one of the most important organizations to engage in...

Read more: Birthed by HBCU students, this organization offers important lessons for today's student activists

Shuttered by the coronavirus, many gay bars – already struggling – are now on life support

  • Written by Greggor Mattson, Associate Professor of Sociology, Oberlin College and Conservatory
The Abbey, one of Los Angeles' most famous gay bars, announces its temporary closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Gay bars have been shuttered by public-place closure orders during the coronavirus pandemic. In March, more than half of U.S. states issued statewide closure orders for bars and...

Read more: Shuttered by the coronavirus, many gay bars – already struggling – are now on life support

Do people become more selfless as they age?

  • Written by Ulrich Mayr, Lewis Professor and Department Head of Psychology, University of Oregon
The main characters of 'The Good Place' become better over time. Michael Tran/FilmMagic via Getty Images

Looking for something to binge-watch while you’re hunkering down at home?

Consider checking out the popular TV show “The Good Place.” Over four recently concluded seasons, the series follows the adventures and mishaps of four...

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Ignaz Semmelweis, the doctor who discovered the disease-fighting power of hand-washing in 1847

  • Written by Leslie S. Leighton, Visiting Lecturer of History, Georgia State University
A simple, low-tech way to get rid of germs. FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images

One of the front-line defenses individuals have against the spread of the coronavirus can feel decidedly low-tech: hand-washing.

In fact, it was 19th-century Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis who, after observational studies, first advanced the idea of “hand...

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Bees seeking bacteria: How bees find their microbiome

  • Written by Lila Westreich, PhD Candidate, School of Environment and Forest Sciences, University of Washington
Bumble bee collecting pollen from a flower.dmitry grigoriev/unsplash.com

In late summer last year my doctor prescribed a monthlong course of antibiotics for an infection. Medicines like antibiotics are great at wiping out bacterial infections. The problems is that these drugs don’t differentiate between eliminating the “good”...

Read more: Bees seeking bacteria: How bees find their microbiome

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  7. Will COVID-19 be the death of summer vacation?
  8. 5 ways parents can motivate children at home during the pandemic – without nagging or tantrums
  9. US pharmacists can now test for coronavirus – they could do more if government allowed it
  10. US pharmacists can now test for coronavirus. They could do more if government allowed it
  11. Ancient texts encouraged hope and endurance when they spoke of end times
  12. Scientists have found oil from the Deepwater Horizon blowout in fishes' livers and on the deep ocean floor
  13. What is the SBA? An unheralded agency faces the unprecedented task of saving America's small businesses
  14. Party on! Why some young people are more concerned about their reputations than catching coronavirus
  15. Making music at a distance – how to come together online to spark your creativity
  16. 3 things to consider before you let your child play chess online
  17. Muslim women who cover their faces find greater acceptance among coronavirus masks – 'Nobody is giving me dirty looks'
  18. Who wants to be a governor now?
  19. Plummeting tax revenues will put governors in tough budget situations
  20. Terrorists, militants and criminal gangs join the fight against the coronavirus
  21. Videoconferencing keeps people connected while the coronavirus keeps them inside – but privacy and security are far from perfect
  22. Study shows pangolins may have passed new coronavirus from bats to humans
  23. Why coronavirus death rates can't be summed up in one simple number
  24. Older Americans are risking coronavirus exposure to get their medications
  25. Colombia hopes for 'humanitarian' ceasefire during coronavirus as violence resurges
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  27. The unintended consequences of marijuana decriminalization
  28. A decade after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, offshore drilling is still unsafe
  29. Inside the Beatles' messy breakup, 50 years ago
  30. Going back to school to deal with hard times? For-profit schools could make things even harder
  31. Why your local store keeps running out of flour, toilet paper and prescription drugs
  32. Video: The coronavirus pandemic lays bare a host of cyber issues
  33. Clear, consistent health messaging critical to stemming epidemics and limiting coronavirus deaths
  34. COVID-19 is hitting black and poor communities the hardest, underscoring fault lines in access and care for those on margins
  35. How can the houseless fight the coronavirus? A community organization partners with academics to create a grassroots hand-washing infrastructure
  36. For asthma patients, the novel coronavirus can be scary. Here's what you need to know
  37. Coronavirus research done too fast is testing publishing safeguards, bad science is getting through
  38. Here's how Americans coped during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic
  39. Coronavirus: Developing economies are getting crushed – here's why their rich neighbors should help them
  40. Digital surveillance can help bring the coronavirus pandemic under control – but also threatens privacy
  41. Visualizing the virus
  42. Why sports still matter – even in a time when you can't actually watch any
  43. Overloaded morgues, mass graves and infectious remains: How forensic pathologists handle the coronavirus dead
  44. Bernie drops out, as Democrats pick pragmatism over consistency
  45. Don't rely on a quarantini to boost your immune system during coronavirus
  46. Math misconceptions may lead people to underestimate the true threat of COVID-19
  47. Social distancing increased over the course of human history – but so did empathy and new ways to connect
  48. In the rush to innovate for COVID-19 drugs, sound science is still essential
  49. The long history of US racism against Asian Americans, from 'yellow peril' to 'model minority' to the 'Chinese virus'
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