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COVID-19 Vaccine, Monkeys and Bumblebees

JUN 03, 2020
A month’s worth of cool science stories, summed up
COVID-19 Vaccine, Monkeys and Bumblebees

(Inside Science) -- In this monthly recap, Alistair Jennings from Inside Science sums up some of the most interesting recent science topics: Researchers working hard on a COVID-19 vaccine. Also, some scientists are vaccinating rhesus macaque monkeys. Others are learning why some bumblebees munch down on leaves.

References:

1. Moderna

2. Oxford

3. China

4. Artificial Antibodies (cells) and in Mice

5. NEJM paper

6. Lancet , JAMA

7. Bees!

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