COVID-19

“The mobilization of our country’s scientists has been impressive”

Sophien Kamoun discusses how he has pivoted from studying plant pathogens to tracing a human pathogen at the heart of a global emergency.

 

"For science, this is a challenging time"

Sir Paul Nurse Hon FRSB, director of the Crick Institute, on turning Europe's largest biomedical research centre into a giant testing facility.  

“The collaborative spirit is extraordinary and unprecedented”

Just a few months before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, synthetic biologist Imre Berger FRSB and colleagues finished work on synthetic vaccine platform intended for rapidly responding to infectious disease outbreaks.