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Vol 372, Issue 6547
11 June 2021

In Brief

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‘Landmark’ African vaccine trial faces impasse

By Jon CohenJun. 11, 2021
NASA missions to test idea of a watery past for Venus

By Paul VoosenJun. 11, 2021
Mixing vaccines may boost immune responses

By Gretchen VogelJun. 11, 2021
DNA test to predict odds of severe COVID-19 draws scrutiny

By Jocelyn KaiserJun. 11, 2021
New science adviser looks ahead to shaping Biden agenda

By Jeffrey MervisJun. 11, 2021
Alzheimer's drug approved despite murky results

By Kelly ServickJun. 11, 2021

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Tragic spring surge leads India to crank up coronavirus vaccine effort

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House science panel firms up its plan to expand NSF

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When his suspicions went unanswered, this biologist decided to disavow his own study

By Martin EnserinkJun. 15, 2021
‘This gives hope’: A third COVID-19 vaccine dose can boost protection for organ transplant recipients

By Jennifer Couzin-FrankelJun. 14, 2021
Genome researchers question security provisions in new U.S. Senate bill

By Jocelyn KaiserJun. 14, 2021
Okinawans seek return of forebears’ remains, collected decades ago for research

By Dennis NormileJun. 14, 2021

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