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Some 95% of people have a gene variant that affects their response to at least one drug. Image credit - Banc d'Imatges Infermeres/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Health | 25 November 2020

The genetics of side-effects

Different people respond to medication in different ways – and the results can be fatal.

Vaccines can train our innate immune system. Scientists are now studying whether a TB vaccine confers protection against Covid-19. Image credit - Agência Brasília/Flickr, licenced under CC BY 2.0

Interview | 25 November 2020

Q&A: How vaccines can strengthen immune response beyond a specific disease

Prof. Christine Stabell Benn is studying the wider effects of common vaccines.

A complex system of clouds and aerosols forms over much of South Asia as part of the monsoon - the challenge was to find out what it contains. Image credit - Sparsh Karki/Pexels, licenced under CC0

Environment | 19 November 2020

The mission to decipher a mysterious aerosol layer above Himalayan monsoon clouds

Stephan Borrmann’s detective work required help from a high-altitude former spy plane.

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Interview | 03 August 2020

Q&A: Plate tectonics is fundamental to understanding Earth’s evolution – but big questions remain

Dr Kate Rychert studies ocean plate structures.

Interview | 06 July 2020

Q&A: What lockdown air pollution reductions mean for the future of urban transport

Dr Chaix says a shift to greener modes of transport is 'extremely complex' to achieve, despite post-lockdown calls for action.

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According to Prof. Bekeredjian-Ding, an approved mRNA coronavirus vaccine would be easier and faster to produce and thus deploy worldwide than a conventional vaccine. Image credit - Unsplash/Liliya Lisa

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Some 95% of people have a gene variant that affects their response to at least one drug. Image credit - Banc d'Imatges Infermeres/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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Vaccines can train our innate immune system. Scientists are now studying whether a TB vaccine confers protection against Covid-19. Image credit - Agência Brasília/Flickr, licenced under CC BY 2.0

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