An ode to mac and cheese, the poster child for processed food
We love to bad-mouth processed foods – usually while our mouths are full of it. It’s also played an important role in kitchen science, wars and women’s liberation.
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COVID-19 is eroding scientific field work – and our knowledge of how the world is changing
Two scholars explain the long-term effects of a missed or downscaled field research season.
What every new baker should know about the yeast around us
With people confined to their homes, there is more interest in home-baked bread than ever before. And that means a lot of people are making friends with yeast for the first time.
Researchers seek to repurpose an existing manufacturing platform to produce a COVID-19 vaccine
Over the last decade, there have been advances in manufacturing and in strategies to rapidly produce a vaccine.
The new coronavirus emerged from the global wildlife trade – and may be devastating enough to end it
The current outbreak is just the latest example of viruses jumping from animals to humans.
Labs are experimenting with new – but unproven – methods to create a coronavirus vaccine fast
Public and private labs around the world are pursuing cutting-edge vaccine engineering strategies that have never been tested on such a large scale.
Older people are at more risk from COVID-19 because of how the immune system ages
Given the difficulty older individuals have in controlling viral infection, the best option is for these individuals to avoid becoming infected by viruses in the first place.
Older people are at more risk from COVID-19 because of how the immune system ages
Given the difficulty older individuals have in controlling viral infection, the best option is for these individuals to avoid becoming infected by viruses in the first place.
Trump’s right: Congress should give Americans US$1,000 a month right now to fight the coronavirus recession
An economist specializing in inequality explains how a basic income guarantee is just what low-wage workers and the economy need.
Trump's right: Congress should give Americans $1,000 a month right now to fight the coronavirus recession
Direct payments are just what low-wage Americans suddenly without a paycheck need to endure the crisis, which could last many months.