science of Covid-19

The coronavirus pandemic is spurring science to accelerate. Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images
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How Covid-19 is changing science for the better

Quicker dissemination of research and forms of extensive and open collaboration are accelerating scientific processes all over the world

A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus linked to the Wuhan outbreak, shared with Reuters on February 18, 2020/ NEXU Science Communication via Reuters
Analysis

A guide to understanding the science of Covid-19 and its implications