Fauci Explains How to End the COVID Pandemic

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December 14, 2020

Dear Reader, In an exclusive interview with Scientific American, Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, shares his thoughts on resolving the current public health crisis and preparing for the next. Read the interview in our lead story. Also featured in today's roundup is the first of a five part series on kidney disease that was produced in collaboration with Undark Magazine. And, just in time for the holidays, check out our latest science book recommendations.

Sunya Bhutta, Senior Editor, Audience Engagement @sunyaaa

Public Health Fauci Explains How to End the COVID Pandemic The country's leading expert on infectious diseases shares his thoughts on resolving the current public health crisis and preparing for the next By Charles Schmidt

Medicine Kidney Dialysis Is a Booming Business. Is it Also a Rigged One? A new California law aims to curb what sponsors say is profiteering by dialysis centers. But are there any easy answers? By Carrie Arnold,Larry C. Price

Physics World's Largest Fusion Reactor Begins Assembly The pieces are finally coming together on the long-delayed ITER experiment to create nuclear fusion By Clara Moskowitz

Natural Disasters Wildfires Blast Smoke Corkscrews to the Top of the Atmosphere Record-breaking blazes in Australia spewed as many particles into the sky as a volcanic eruption By Chelsea Harvey,E&E News

Neuroscience Eye Treatment Stretches Mouse Sight Beyond Visible Spectrum Nanoparticles that attach to photoreceptors allowed mice to see infrared and near-infrared light for up to two months. By Karen Hopkin | 03:48

Public Health Any Delay in Ending COVID Could Spur a Different Pandemic Coronavirus infections can lead to bacterial infections—and bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to treatment with antibiotics By Seth Berkley,Ramanan Laxminarayan

Space Endless Creation Out of Nothing Could our universe have been an experiment by an ancient civilization? By Avi Loeb

America on Dialysis Kidney disease affects millions of Americans, but corporate capture of dialysis, along with disparities in treatment and transplant access, mean that not everyone's journey is the same. By Jeffery DelViscio, Carrie Arnold

Arts & Culture The Grim Politics of Ebola, a Theory of Time, and Racism and Organ Transplants Book recommendations from the editors of Scientific American By Andrea Gawrylewski

Medicine These Drugs Might Prevent Severe COVID Even with vaccines on the way, treatments are needed to prevent the disease from getting worse—and to be ready for COVID-25, COVID-37, and so on By Charles Schmidt

Policy & Ethics Stop Arguing over GMO Crops The vast majority of the scientific community agrees on both their safety and their potential to help feed the world sustainably By Sarah Garland

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FROM THE ARCHIVE Why Would Anyone Distrust Anthony Fauci? It's because Americans tend to believe in science, but they don't always think scientists share their values By John H. Evans,Eszter Hargittai | June 2020

QUOTE OF THE DAY "I believe that the vaccines that will soon become available, together with public health measures, will be the mechanism that puts this outbreak to an end." Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

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