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Transatlantic slavery introduced infectious diseases to the Americas

The remains of three slaves found in Mexico contain the earliest signs of the hepatitis B virus and yaws bacteria in the Americas, suggesting transatlantic slavery introduced these diseases

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UK government won’t say how many covid-19 contact tracers it has hired

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Air pollution in China

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Are you more likely to die of covid-19 if you live in a polluted area?

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Coronavirus: What does evidence say about schools reopening?

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What four coronaviruses from history can tell us about covid-19

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We must act quickly to avoid a pandemic-related mental health crisis

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How many people have really died from covid-19 so far?

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Rotten fish smell could detect awareness in people with brain injuries

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Why it’ll still be a long time before we get a coronavirus vaccine

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UK sets new target to recruit 18,000 contact tracers by mid-May

The UK government has set a new target of recruiting an army of 18,000 coronavirus contact tracers by the middle of May, to be in place for the launch of the NHS contact tracing app

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Drinking coffee appears to cause epigenetic changes to your DNA

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Electrical devices implanted in the brain may help treat anorexia

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Names of UK’s coronavirus science advisers to be revealed

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Research volunteers won’t be told of their coronavirus genetic risk

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