Coronavirus

Researchers strategize ways to trace infections and contacts amid data protection laws

New technologies could help blunt the outbreak

Stanley Plotkin is consulting for multiple companies and says more than one vaccine may be needed in this new pandemic

Evolving university policies sow confusion

Academic scientists plead for help to both conquer COVID-19 and limit its damage

Large-scale testing of populations should reveal those who cleared virus without knowing they were infected

NIH researcher asks for relief from restrictions imposed last year

Our columnist opens up about his anxiety—and how his research group is pressing forward

Western countries have yet to adopt the widespread use of tests that may be key to South Korea’s success

Science chats with the head of Yale’s and Johns Hopkins’s animal care and use programs

At first, he struggled to teach online—but then he found unexpected joy in the process

A scary brush with Middle East respiratory syndrome led the country to set up the world’s most expansive testing program for COVID-19

None has announced a full closure, and some big facilities seem likely to continue to run

Fear of spreading COVID-19 puts studies on hold

Letter signed by scores of scientists and physicians urges tougher enforcement of social distancing measures

As universities close, our columnist shares tips for scientists who are working from home