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Vol 367, Issue 6485
27 March 2020

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With COVID-19, modeling takes on life and death importance

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‘We have no choice.’ Pandemic forces polio eradication group to halt campaigns

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White House science adviser Kelvin Droegemeier will also lead NSF—for now

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