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Mrs Indira Gandhi's assassination is unlikely to see a retreat for support for Indian science. But in the turmoil, it may be neglected. People elsewhere should do more than they think possible to help.
The good news is of rapid progress in describing what seems to be a new virus — the bad news, proof of heterosexual transmission and of the mounting prevalence of antibodies.