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Scientists look to drugs already in development to combat COVID-19

Feb 28, 2020
The new coronavirus has researchers looking through their back catalogs for possible solutions.
Mike Natchus, who works at the Emory Institute for Drug Development in Atlanta, examines one of the compounds used in the lab where EIDD 2801 was developed.
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Students and professionals are standing up for science

Apr 21, 2017
Caltech, where many feel jobs and funding are at risk, prepares for the March for Science
Caltech graduate student Jeremy Bernstein signs a banner that will be carried in the Los Angeles March for Science.
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There's a big racial disparity in NIH funding

Nov 20, 2015
Aside from sheer fairness issues, the racial gap could hurt patients, too.