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England’s covid-19 contact tracers failed to reach thousands of people

In its first week of operation, England’s coronavirus contact tracing scheme was unable to reach a third of the people who tested positive for the virus

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Turning the spleen into a liver saves mice from fatal organ damage

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Don’t miss: A Nobel prizewinner’s inside story of modern physics

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How brain scanners can help us revolutionise psychiatric drugs

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Human eggs release chemicals that attract some sperm more than others

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How South America became the new centre of the coronavirus pandemic

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Claims that some diets can protect you from coronavirus are unfounded

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Is it safe for coronavirus ‘shielders’ in the UK to go outside now?

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So far, most pregnant women with covid-19 have had good outcomes

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56 per cent of pregnant women with covid-19 are from BAME backgrounds

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Issues with UK testing data are making it difficult to monitor the outbreak

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Lack of UK testing data is impeding our understanding of the outbreak

The UK government hasn't reported the daily numbers of how many people outside of hospitals and care homes have been tested for covid-19 in over two weeks

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Human-like ears 3D-printed inside mice as surgery-free spare parts

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Crops sprayed with ‘barcoded’ spores could help trace food poisoning

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Covid-19: Social ‘bubbles’ unlikely to be allowed soon in the UK

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Electric current helps dampen tics in people with Tourette’s syndrome

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