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Results for 'COVID-19'

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  Women’s ability to produce urgent research compromised by pandemic, data suggest

  COVID-19 crisis highlights the need for institutional support for women disproportionately burdened by extraordinary circumstances.

  • Matthew Ryan et al.

  Comment 9 Nov 2021
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  By the numbers: counting the costs of infectious illness

  The impact of some of the world’s deadliest diseases, and the research effort that goes into them.

  • Bo Wu et al.

  Dataviz 2 Nov 2021
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  An mRNA vaccine industry in the making

  The technology could form the basis of a new generation of vaccines for diseases such as HIV/AIDS and malaria.
  

  • Neil Savage

  News 29 Oct 2021
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  The high burden of infectious disease

  Human and economic costs highlight the need for fresh approaches in research.

  • Catherine Armitage

  Comment 28 Oct 2021
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  Online mentoring fills a gap for young researchers

  Study finds that virtual programmes offer a useful pathway for careers in science.
  

  • Clare Watson

  News 14 Sep 2021
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  Google Scholar reveals its most influential papers for 2021

  Early clinical observations of COVID-19 and its mortality risk factors among the most cited output, while a five-year-old AI paper continues to command attention.

  
  

  • Bec Crew

  Listings 24 Aug 2021
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  Silk Road becomes the one less travelled as China lures science talent home

  Barriers to cooperation could create a more competitive, less collegiate research landscape.
  

  • Catherine Armitage & Chris Woolston

  News feature 27 May 2021
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  Five science stars making their mark in China

  With research spanning particle physics, solar power, conservation and the mechanisms of coronavirus transmission, these researchers are standouts in China’s vast talent hub.
  

  • Gemma Conroy, Flynn Murphy & Sian Powell

  News feature 27 May 2021
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  Fresh twists in China’s bid for research dominance

  The nation’s remarkable growth in science publishing is showing signs of a slowdown.
  

  • Catherine Armitage

  News 27 May 2021
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  The 5 most popular scientific papers of January 2021 in the Nature Index journals

  A new approach to MS treatment based on COVID-19 vaccine tech and a sobering look at the fate of sharks and rays feature in these widely-discussed studies
  

  • Bec Crew

  Listings 20 Apr 2021
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  Rising tide of China’s science lifts Asia-Pacific research

  Thanks to huge investments in science, China is the region’s scientific growth engine and collaboration magnet
  

  • Catherine Armitage

  Comment 18 Mar 2021
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  Japan and South Korea pursue shared interests

  Despite political tensions, research ties are resilient.
  

  • Ichiko Fuyuno

  News 18 Mar 2021
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  COVID-19 acts as a catalyst in India’s quest for self-sufficiency

  • Priyanka Pulla

  News 18 Mar 2021
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  Southeast Asian countries join forces for scientific strength

  Partnerships are a path to growth in research output.
  

  • Sandy Ong

  News feature 18 Mar 2021
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  Politics and the pandemic disrupt migration patterns in research

  Researchers are watching how political and economic tensions between China and Australia will affect scientific collaborations.
  

  • Catherine Armitage

  News feature 18 Mar 2021
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  Pandemic puts spotlight on animal experimentation choices

  • Bec Crew

  News feature 9 Mar 2021
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  Support for new tech, young researchers is key to global COVID-19 exit strategy

  A new report urges policy-makers to heed the "wake-up call" of the pandemic and shore up research and innovation systems.
  

  • Leigh Dayton

  News 24 Feb 2021
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  The 5 most popular scientific papers of December 2020 in the Nature Index journals

  A major milestone in light-based quantum computing and the possibility of reversed ageing feature in these widely-discussed studies.
  

  • Bec Crew

  Listings 16 Feb 2021
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  The 5 most talked-about scientific papers of November 2020 in the Nature Index journals

  Stronger hurricanes and controversial research on autism feature in these widely discussed studies.
  

  • Bec Crew

  Listings 22 Jan 2021
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  The 5 most popular scientific papers of October 2020 in the Nature Index journals

  • Bec Crew

  Listings 14 Jan 2021