A Guide to the Different Omicron Subvariants

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May 09, 2022

Epidemiology A Guide to the Different Omicron Subvariants How to tell the different versions of SARS-CoV-2 apart, and how well vaccines protect against them By Louis Jacobson,Kaiser Health News

Reproduction The Science of Abortion Rights Safe and accessible reproductive health care is a basic right that is supported by science, medicine, and respect for human dignity.

Fossil Fuels Why the EPA Might Make New Gas Plants Catch Carbon There is debate about whether the agency will rely on carbon capture to achieve emissions reductions By Jean Chemnick,E&E News

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Policy Space Won't Be Safe Until the U.S. and China Can Cooperate The two countries must put aside their mistrust in order to establish rules for the peaceful use of outer space By Bin Li

Biotech Mysterious 'Retron' DNA Helps Scientists Edit Human Genes For the first time, researchers have used this bacterial tool to edit genes in human cells By Saugat Bolakhe

Ethics Meet the White House's New Director of Environmental Justice Jalonne White-Newsome went from being a Dow Chemical devotee to a leading injustice advocate By Adam Aton,E&E News

Energy Rechargeable Molten Salt Battery Freezes Energy in Place for Long-Term Storage The technology could bring more renewable energy to the power grid By Anna Blaustein

Reproduction The Harmful Effects of Overturning Roe v. Wade A landmark study of women who were turned away from getting the procedure found that being forced to have a child worsened their health and economic status. By Tanya Lewis,Tulika Bose | 06:06

Ecology Innovative Fish Farms Aim to Feed the Planet, Save Jobs and Clean Up an Industry's Dirty Reputation From giant land-based salmon tanks to submersible shellfish platforms, experiments in aquaculture are dotting Maine's coasts By Ellen Ruppel Shell

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FROM THE ARCHIVE What We Know about Omicron's BA.2 Variant So Far Does the new strain sweeping the globe mean COVID will become ever more contagious? By Charles Schmidt | April 2022

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