Coronavirus

How a small university team built a COVID-19 data site that draws 1 billion clicks a day

“Sonification” could help researchers identify binding sites for new drugs

National Academy of Sciences finding lends support to widespread use of masks

Solidarity II will combine antibody data from around the world

On this week’s show: The importance of forecasting in pandemic policy, and artificial intelligence that can detect facial expressions in mice

The scientific community might need to rethink standard peer-review procedures, writes a professor

Scientists are testing dozens of compounds that might inhibit infection by blocking a human protein

Suspension of vaccinations expected to lead to fresh outbreaks in polio-free countries

Conflicting messages, lack of coordination hamper efforts to curb infections

Johnson & Johnson’s chief scientist describes nonprofit partnership to accelerate its candidate

Human challenge studies can accelerate vaccine development, but raise dicey ethical issues

Two candidate vaccines start trials while dozens more are rushed into development

Huge nation confronts huge economic and social risks (edited)

The testing kits are ready, but there are roadblocks to using them

Preliminary results favor strict control measures

Incoming travelers and remaining pockets of local infection pose threats as restrictions are relaxed