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‘Absolutely remarkable’: No one who got Moderna’s vaccine in trial developed severe COVID-19

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With global push for COVID-19 vaccines, China aims to win friends and cut deals

Latest News | Nov. 25, 2020

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With more data on its COVID-19 vaccine, Russian institute offers new evidence of success

ScienceInsider | Nov. 24, 2020

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Precise maps of millions of bright quasars show our place in the cosmos as never before

Latest News | Nov. 24, 2020

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‘The game has changed.’ AI triumphs at solving protein structures

By Robert F. ServiceNov. 30, 2020
‘Absolutely remarkable’: No one who got Moderna’s vaccine in trial developed severe COVID-19

By Jon CohenNov. 30, 2020
Federal system for tracking hospital beds and COVID-19 patients provides questionable data

By Charles PillerNov. 29, 2020
Assassination of top Iran weapons scientist dims hopes for nuclear diplomacy

By Richard StoneNov. 27, 2020
Podcast: Coronavirus in schools, triggering leaves to fall, and a book on how nature deals with crisis

By Sarah Crespi, Jennifer Couzin-FrankelNov. 26, 2020
With global push for COVID-19 vaccines, China aims to win friends and cut deals

By Jon CohenNov. 25, 2020
Largest ever research integrity survey flounders as universities refuse to cooperate

By Jop de VriezeNov. 25, 2020
After dosing mix-up, latest COVID-19 vaccine success comes with big question mark

By Jon CohenNov. 25, 2020

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Science Magazine

Vol 370, Issue 6520
27 November 2020

In Brief

News at a glance

In Depth

Arecibo radio telescope to be decommissioned

By Daniel CleryNov. 27, 2020
Laser fusion reactor approaches ‘burning plasma’ milestone

By Daniel CleryNov. 27, 2020
Study homes in on ‘exceptional responders’ to cancer drugs

By Jocelyn KaiserNov. 27, 2020
Potential signs of life on Venus are fading fast

By Paul VoosenNov. 27, 2020
Public needs to prep for vaccine side effects

By Meredith WadmanNov. 27, 2020

Features

Grade: Incomplete

By Gretchen Vogel, Jennifer Couzin-FrankelNov. 27, 2020
Guiding lights

By Joshua SokolNov. 27, 2020

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‘Absolutely remarkable’: No one who got Moderna’s vaccine in trial developed severe COVID-19

By Jon CohenNov. 30, 2020
Federal system for tracking hospital beds and COVID-19 patients provides questionable data

By Charles PillerNov. 29, 2020
Largest ever research integrity survey flounders as universities refuse to cooperate

By Jop de VriezeNov. 25, 2020
After dosing mix-up, latest COVID-19 vaccine success comes with big question mark

By Jon CohenNov. 25, 2020
India needs more transparency in its COVID-19 vaccine trials, critics say

By Shreya DasguptaNov. 25, 2020

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Space is filled with unexplained light

By Lucy HicksNov. 19, 2020
Breast milk contains coronavirus antibodies, study suggests

By Lucy HicksNov. 19, 2020
Hurricanes are retaining their strength after reaching land, study suggests

By Lucy HicksNov. 11, 2020
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By Lucy HicksNov. 9, 2020
Newly discovered reef is taller than a skyscraper

By Lucy HicksOct. 30, 2020

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