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Free fatty acid binding pocket in the locked structure of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Christine Toelzer et al.

Report | Science Date: 21-Sep-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd3255

Immune life history, vaccination, and the dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 over the next 5 years

Chadi M. Saad-Roy et al.

Research Article | Science Date: 21-Sep-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd7343

COVID-19 in children and young people

Matthew D. Snape and Russell M. Viner

Perspective | Science Date: 21-Sep-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd6165

Trump lied about science

H. Holden Thorp

Editorial | Science Date: 11-Sep-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abe7391

Coronavirus dons a new crown

Nuruddin Unchwaniwala and Paul Ahlquist

Perspective | Science Date: 11-Sep-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abe0322

The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in Europe and North America

Michael Worobey et al.

Research Article | Science Date: 10-Sep-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc8169

Cryptic transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Washington state

Trevor Bedford et al.

Report | Science Date: 10-Sep-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc0523

De novo design of picomolar SARS-CoV-2 miniprotein inhibitors

Longxing Cao et al.

Research Article | Science Date: 9-Sep-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd9909

Reopening schools during COVID-19

Ronan Lordan, Garret A. FitzGerald, Tilo Grosser

Editorial | Science Date: 4-Sep-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abe5765

A molecular trap against COVID-19

Brandon J. DeKosky

Perspective | Science Date: 4-Sep-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abe0010

An ethical framework for global vaccine allocation

Ezekiel J. Emanuel

Policy Forum | Science Date: 3-Sep-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abe2803

Bridging digital health divides

Anurag Agrawal

Perspective | Science Date: 28-Aug-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc9295

MHC class II transactivator CIITA induces cell resistance to Ebola virus and SARS-like coronaviruses

Anna Bruchez et al.

Report | Science Date: 27-Aug-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb3753

In situ structural analysis of SARS-CoV-2 spike reveals flexibility mediated by three hinges

Beata Turoňová et al.

Research Article | Science Date: 18-Aug-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd5223

Vaccine nationalism’s politics

David P. Fidler

Editorial | Science Date: 14-Aug-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abe2275

A dangerous rush for vaccines

H. Holden Thorp

Editorial | Science Date: 13-Aug-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abe3147

Knowledge transfer for large-scale vaccine manufacturing

W. Nicholson Price II, Arti K. Rai, Timo Minssen

Policy Forum | Science Date: 13-Aug-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc9588

Systems biological assessment of immunity to mild versus severe COVID-19 infection in humans

Prabhu S. Arunachalam et al.

Research Article | Science Date: 11-Aug-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc6261

COVID-19 in Africa: Dampening the storm?

Moustapha Mbow et al.

Perspective | Science Date: 7-Aug-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd3902

Productivity in a pandemic

Caitlyn Collins

Editorial | Science Date: 7-Aug-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abe1163

Interferon responses in viral pneumonias

Gary E. Grajales-Reyes and Marco Colonna

Perspective | Science Date: 7-Aug-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd2208

A molecular pore spans the double membrane of the coronavirus replication organelle

Georg Wolff et al.

Report | Science Date: 6-Aug-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd3629

Engineering human ACE2 to optimize binding to the spike protein of SARS coronavirus 2

Kui K. Chan et al.

Report | Science Date: 4-Aug-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc0870

Selective and cross-reactive SARS-CoV-2 T cell epitopes in unexposed humans

Jose Mateus et al.

Research Article | Science Date: 4-Aug-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd3871

Cautious optimism

H. Holden Thorp

Editorial | Science Date: 31-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abe0359

How does SARS-CoV-2 cause COVID-19?

Nicholas J. Matheson and Paul J. Lehner

Perspective | Science Date: 31-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc6156

COVID-19 risks to global food security

David Laborde, Will Martin, Johan Swinnen, Rob Vos

Policy Forum | Science Date: 31-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc4765

Adaptation of SARS-CoV-2 in BALB/c mice for testing vaccine efficacy

Hongjing Gu et al.

Research Article | Science Date: 30-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc4730

COVID-19 affects HIV and tuberculosis care

Quarraisha Abdool Karim and Salim S. Abdool Karim

Perspective | Science Date: 24-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd1072

Mathematical models to guide pandemic response

C. Jessica E. Metcalf, Dylan H. Morris, Sang Woo Park

Perspective | Science Date: 24-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd1668

The COVID-19 pandemic and human fertility

A. Aassve, N. Cavalli, L. Mencarini, S. Plach, M. Livi Bacci

Perspective | Science Date: 24-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc9520

Ecology and economics for pandemic prevention

Andrew P. Dobson et al.

Policy Forum | Science Date: 24-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc3189

Structure-based design of prefusion-stabilized SARS-CoV-2 spikes

Ching-Lin Hsieh et al.

Report | Science Date: 23-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd0826

Structural basis for neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV by a potent therapeutic antibody

Zhe Lv et al.

Report | Science Date: 23-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc5881

Evolution and epidemic spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Brazil

Darlan S. Candido et al.

Report | Science Date: 23-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd2161

Distinct conformational states of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Yongfei Cai et al.

Research Article | Science Date: 21-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd4251

Serial interval of SARS-CoV-2 was shortened over time by nonpharmaceutical interventions

Sheikh Taslim Ali et al.

Report | Science Date: 21-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc9004

Structural basis for translational shutdown and immune evasion by the Nsp1 protein of SARS-CoV-2

Matthias Thoms et al.

Report | Science Date: 17-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc8665

Assessing the impact of coordinated COVID-19 exit strategies across Europe

N. W. Ruktanonchai et al.

Research Article | Science Date: 17-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc5096

Aging immunity may exacerbate COVID-19

Arne N. Akbar, Derek W. Gilroy

Perspective | Science Date: 17-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb0762

Deep immune profiling of COVID-19 patients reveals distinct immunotypes with therapeutic implications

Divij Mathew et al.

Research Article | Science Date: 15-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc8511

Structural basis of a shared antibody response to SARS-CoV-2

Meng Yuan et al.

Report | Science Date: 13-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd2321

Impaired type I interferon activity and inflammatory responses in severe COVID-19 patients

Jérôme Hadjadj et al.

Report | Science Date: 13-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc6027

Rigorous wildlife disease surveillance

M. Watsa and Wildlife Disease Surveillance Focus Group

Perspective | Science Date: 10-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc0017

Surviving the trauma of COVID-19

Roxane Cohen Silver

Editorial | Science Date: 3-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd5396

Primary exposure to SARS-CoV-2 protects against reinfection in rhesus macaques

Wei Deng et al.

Report | Science Date: 2-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc5343

A mathematical model reveals the influence of population heterogeneity on herd immunity to SARS-CoV-2

Tom Britton et al.

Report | Science Date: 23-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc6810

A neutralizing human antibody binds to the N-terminal domain of the Spike protein of SARS-CoV-2

Xiangyang Chi et al.

Research Article | Science Date: 22-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc6952

COVID-19 and cancer

Norman E. Sharpless

Editorial | Science Date: 19-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd3377

Unexpected air pollution with marked emission reductions during the COVID-19 outbreak in China

Tianhao Le et al.

Report | Science Date: 17-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb7431

Antibody cocktail to SARS-CoV-2 spike protein prevents rapid mutational escape seen with individual antibodies

Alina Baum et al.

Report | Science Date: 15-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd0831

Potent neutralizing antibodies from COVID-19 patients define multiple targets of vulnerability

Philip J. M. Brouwer et al.

Research Article | Science Date: 15-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc5902

Studies in humanized mice and convalescent humans yield a SARS-CoV-2 antibody cocktail

Johanna Hansen et al.

Report | Science Date: 15-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd0827

Isolation of potent SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies and protection from disease in a small animal model

Thomas F. Rogers et al.

Research Article | Science Date: 15-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc7520

Broad neutralization of SARS-related viruses by human monoclonal antibodies

A. Z. Wec et al.

Report | Science Date: 15-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc7424

The impact of COVID-19 and strategies for mitigation and suppression in low- and middle-income countries

Patrick G. T. Walker

Research Article | Science Date: 12-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc0035

COVID-19 and flu, a perfect storm

Edward A. Belongia, Michael T. Osterholm

Editorial | Science Date: 12-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd2220

Type I and III interferons disrupt lung epithelial repair during recovery from viral infection

Jack Major et al.

Report | Science Date: 11-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc2061

Type III interferons disrupt the lung epithelial barrier upon viral recognition

Achille Broggi et al.

Report | Science Date: 11-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc3545

Genomic surveillance reveals multiple introductions of SARS-CoV-2 into Northern California

Xianding Deng et al.

Report | Science Date: 8-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb9263

Patents, economics, and pandemics

Will Zerhouni, Gary J. Nabel, Elias Zerhouni

Editorial | Science Date: 5-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc7472

Introductions and early spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the New York City area

A. S. Gonzalez-Reiche et al.

Report | Science Date: 29-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc1917

COVID-19 research in Africa

Linda-Gail Bekker, Valerie Mizrahi

Editorial | Science Date: 29-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc9528

Moving academic research forward during COVID-19

N. S. Wigginton et al.

Policy Forum | Science Date: 28-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc5599

Reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Kimberly A. Prather, Chia C. Wang, Robert T. Schooley

Perspective | Science Date: 27-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc6197

Suspend tests and rankings

H. Holden Thorp

Editorial | Science Date: 22-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc8654

Which interventions work best in a pandemic?

J. Haushofer, C. J. E. Metcalf

Policy Forum | Science Date: 21-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb6144

DNA vaccine protection against SARS-CoV-2 in rhesus macaques

Jingyou Yu et al.

Research Article | Science Date: 20-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc6284

SARS-CoV-2 infection protects against rechallenge in rhesus macaques

Abishek Chandrashekar et al.

Research Article | Science Date: 20-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc4776

Susceptible supply limits the role of climate in the early SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Rachel E. Baker, Wenchang Yang, Gabriel A. Vecchi, C. Jessica E. Metcalf, Bryan T. Grenfell

Report | Science Date: 18-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc2535

Serology assays to manage COVID-19

Florian Krammer, Viviana Simon

Perspective | Science Date: 15-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc1227

Inferring change points in the spread of COVID-19 reveals the effectiveness of interventions

Jonas Dehning et al.

Research Article | Science Date: 15-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb9789

Policy opportunity to enhance sharing for pandemic research

Michelle Rourke et al.

Policy Forum | Science Date: 15-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb9342

Lessons from the crucible of crisis

Marcia McNutt

Editorial | Science Date: 15-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc6866

Estimating the burden of SARS-CoV-2 in France

Henrik Salje et al.

Report | Science Date: 13-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc3517

A noncompeting pair of human neutralizing antibodies block COVID-19 virus binding to its receptor ACE2

Yan Wu et al.

Report | Science Date: 13-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc2241

Ethics and governance for digital disease surveillance

M. M. Mello and C. J. Wang

Policy Forum | Science Date: 11-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb9045

A strategic approach to COVID-19 vaccine R&D

Lawrence Corey, John R. Mascola, Anthony S. Fauci, Francis S. Collins

Policy Forum | Science Date: 11-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc5312

Both/and problem in an either/or world

H. Holden Thorp

Editorial | Science Date: 8-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc6859

Rapid COVID-19 vaccine development

Barney S. Graham

Perspective | Science Date: 8-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb8923

Rapid repurposing of drugs for COVID-19

R. K. Guy et al.

Perspective | Science Date: 8-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb9332

Combination prevention for COVID-19

Myron S. Cohen and Lawrence Corey

Editorial | Science Date: 8-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc5798

Beat COVID-19 through innovation

Pierre Azoulay and Benjamin Jones

Editorial | Science Date: 8-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc5792

Ethics of controlled human infection to study COVID-19

S. K. Shah et al.

Policy Forum | Science Date: 7-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc1076

Rapid development of an inactivated vaccine candidate for SARS-CoV-2

Qiang Gao et al.

Report | Science Date: 6-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc1932

Rapid implementation of mobile technology for real-time epidemiology of COVID-19

David A. Drew et al.

Report | Science Date: 5-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc0473

Site-specific glycan analysis of the SARS-CoV-2 spike

Yasunori Watanabe et al.

Report | Science Date: 4-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb9983

Structural basis for inhibition of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase from SARS-CoV-2 by remdesivir

Wanchao Yin et al.

Report | Science Date: 1-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc1560

SARS-CoV-2 productively infects human gut enterocytes

Mart M. Lamers et al.

Research Article | Science Date: 1-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc1669

COVID-19 amidst Ebola's retreat

John Ditekemena

Editorial | Science Date: 1-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc4859

A COVID-19 recovery for climate

Daniel Rosenbloom and Jochen Markard

Editorial | Science Date: 1-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc4887

Changes in contact patterns shape the dynamics of the COVID-19 outbreak in China

Juanjuan Zhang et al.

Report | Science Date: 29-Apr-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb8001

Modeling infectious disease dynamics

Sarah Cobey

Perspective | Science Date: 24-Apr-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb5659

Lost in transition

Kathleen Newland

Editorial | Science Date: 24-Apr-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc3197

Against pandemic research exceptionalism

Alex John London, Jonathan Kimmelman

Policy Forum | Science Date: 23-Apr-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc1731

Structure-b​ased design of antiviral drug candidates targeting the SARS-CoV-2 main protease

W. Dai et al.

Research Article | Science Date: 22-Apr-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb4489

Why WHO?

H. Holden Thorp

Editorial | Science Date: 20-Apr-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc3400

Comparative pathogenesis of COVID-19, MERS and SARS in a non-human primate model

Barry Rockx et al.

Report | Science Date: 17-Apr-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb7314

Cytokine release syndrome in severe COVID-19

John B. Moore, Carl H. June

Perspective | Science Date: 17-Apr-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb8925

The moment to see the poor

Joachim von Braun, Stefano Zamagni, Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo

Editorial | Science Date: 17-Apr-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc2255

Projecting the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 through the postpandemic period

Stephen M. Kissler, Christine Tedijanto, Edward Goldstein, Yonatan H. Grad, Marc Lipsitch

Report | Science Date: 14-Apr-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb5793

Structure of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase from COVID-19 virus

Yan Gao et al.

Report | Science Date: 10-Apr-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb7498

G20 leaders must answer to COVID-19

Caroline Atkinson

Editorial | Science Date: 10-Apr-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc1025

Effective containment explains sub-exponential growth in recent confirmed COVID-19 cases in China

Benjamin F. Maier, Dirk Brockmann

Research Article | Science Date: 8-Apr-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb4557

Susceptibility of ferrets, cats, dogs, and other domesticated animals to SARS-coronavirus-2

Jianzhong Shi et al.

Report | Science Date: 8-Apr-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb7015

A highly conserved cryptic epitope in the receptor-binding domains of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV

Meng Yuan, Nicholas C. Wu, Xueyong Zhu, Chang-Chun D. Lee, Ray T. Y. So, Huibin Lv, Chris K. P. Mok, Ian A. Wilson

Report | Science Date: 3-Apr-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb7269

Quantifying SARS-CoV-2 transmission suggests epidemic control with digital contact tracing

Luca Ferretti, Chris Wymant, Michelle Kendall, Lele Zhao, Anel Nurtay, Lucie Abeler-Dörner, Michael Parker, David Bonsall, Christophe Fraser

Research Article | Science Date: 31-Mar-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb6936

An investigation of transmission control measures during the first 50 days of the COVID-19 epidemic in China

Huaiyu Tian, Yonghong Liu, Yidan Li, Chieh-Hsi Wu, Bin Chen, Moritz U. G. Kraemer, Bingying Li, Jun Cai, Bo Xu, Qiqi Yang, Ben Wang, Peng Yang, Yujun Cui, Yimeng Song, Pai Zheng, Quanyi Wang, Ottar N. Bjornstad, Ruifu Yang, Bryan T. Grenfell, Oliver G. Pybus, Christopher Dye

Report | Science Date: 31-Mar-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb6105

This is real

H. Holden Thorp

Editorial | Science Date: 27-Mar-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb9223

COVID-19 needs a big science approach

Seth Berkley

Editorial | Science Date: 25-Mar-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb8654

The effect of human mobility and control measures on the COVID-19 epidemic in China

Moritz U. G. Kraemer, Chia-Hung Yang, Bernardo Gutierrez, Chieh-Hsi Wu, Brennan Klein, David M. Pigott, Open COVID-19 Data Working Group, Louis du Plessis, Nuno R. Faria, Ruoran Li, William P. Hanage, John S. Brownstein, Maylis Layan, Alessandro Vespignani, Huaiyu Tian, Christopher Dye, Oliver G. Pybus, Samuel V. Scarpino

Research Article | Science Date: 25-Mar-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb4218

Underpromise, overdeliver

H. Holden Thorp

Editorial | Science Date: 23-Mar-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb8492

Crystal structure of SARS-CoV-2 main protease provides a basis for design of improved α-ketoamide inhibitors

Linlin Zhang, Daizong Lin, Xinyuanyuan Sun, Ute Curth, Christian Drosten, Lucie Sauerhering, Stephan Becker, Katharina Rox, Rolf Hilgenfeld

Report | Science Date: 20-Mar-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb3405

Time to pull together

H. Holden Thorp

Editorial | Science Date: 16-Mar-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb7518

Substantial undocumented infection facilitates the rapid dissemination of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2)

Ruiyun Li, Sen Pei, Bin Chen, Yimeng Song, Tao Zhang, Wan Yang, Jeffrey Shaman

Research Article | Science Date: 16-Mar-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb3221

Do us a favor

H. Holden Thorp

Editorial | Science Date: 11-Mar-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb6502

The effect of travel restrictions on the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

Matteo Chinazzi, Jessica T. Davis, Marco Ajelli, Corrado Gioannini, Maria Litvinova, Stefano Merler, Ana Pastore y Piontti, Kunpeng Mu, Luca Rossi, Kaiyuan Sun, Cécile Viboud, Xinyue Xiong, Hongjie Yu, M. Elizabeth Halloran, Ira M. Longini Jr., Alessandro Vespignani

Research Article | Science Date: 6-Mar-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.aba9757

Structural basis for the recognition of the SARS-CoV-2 by full-length human ACE2

Renhong Yan, Yuanyuan Zhang, Yaning Li, Lu Xia, Yingying Guo, Qiang Zhou

Research Article | Science Date: 4-Mar-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb2762

The costs of secrecy

H. Holden Thorp

Editorial | Science Date: 28-Feb-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb4420

Cryo-EM structure of the 2019-nCoV spike in the prefusion conformation

Daniel Wrapp, Nianshuang Wang, Kizzmekia S. Corbett, Jory A. Goldsmith, Ching-Lin Hsieh, Olubukola Abiona, Barney S. Graham, Jason S. McLellan

Report | Science Date: 19-Feb-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb2507

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The unfolding COVID-19 pandemic: A probability-based, nationally representative study of mental health in the U.S.

E. A. Holman et al.

Research Article | Science Advances Date: 18-Sep-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abd5390

Antibody-like proteins that capture and neutralize SARS-CoV-2

T. Kondo et al.

Research Article | Science Advances Date: 18-Sep-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abd3916

Efficient high-throughput SARS-CoV-2 testing to detect asymptomatic carriers

N. Shental et al.

Research Article | Science Advances Date: 21-Aug-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc5961

Programmable low-cost DNA-based platform for viral RNA detection

L. Zhou et al.

Research Article | Science Advances Date: 21-Aug-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc6246

Molecular characterization of Ebselen binding activity to SARS-CoV-2 main protease

C. A. Menendez et al.

Research Article | Science Advances Date: 14-Aug-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abd0345

Viruses harness YxxØ motif to interact with host AP2M1 for replication: a vulnerable broad-spectrum antiviral target

S. Yuan et al.

Research Article | Science Advances Date: 14-Aug-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba7910

Estimation of incubation period distribution of COVID-19 using disease onset forward time: a novel cross-sectional and forward follow-up study

J. Qin et al.

Research Article | Science Advances Date: 7-Aug-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc1202

Low-cost measurement of facemask efficacy for filtering expelled droplets during speech

Fischer et al.

Research Article | Science Advances Date: 7-Aug-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abd3083

Mandated Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination predicts flattened curves for the spread of COVID-19

M. K. Berg et al.

Research Article | Science Advances Date: 31-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc1463

A single molecular descriptor to predict solution behavior of therapeutic antibodies

J. S. Kingsbury et al.

Research Article | Science Advances Date: 31-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abb0372

Non-neuronal expression of SARS-CoV-2 entry genes in the olfactory system suggests mechanisms underlying COVID-19-associated anosmia

D. H. Brann et al.

Research Article | Science Advances Date: 24-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc5801

Acetylated K676 TGFBIp as a severity diagnostic blood biomarker for SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia

H. H. Park et al.

Research Article | Science Advances Date: 24-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc1564

Cancer did not stay home for COVID-19

R. L Levine

Editorial | Science Advances Date: 17-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abd7487

Continuous on-body sensing for the COVID-19 pandemic: Gaps and opportunities

H. Jeong et al.

Editorial | Science Advances Date: 1-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abd4794

Structure-based drug designing and immunoinformatics approach for SARS-CoV-2

Panda et al.

Research Article | Science Advances Date: 24-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abb8097

Elusive consensus: Polarization in elite communication on the COVID-19 pandemic

J.Green et al.

Research Article | Science Advances Date: 24-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc2717

Abrupt decline in tropospheric nitrogen dioxide over China after the outbreak of COVID-19

Fei Liu et al.

Research Article | Science Advances Date: 12-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc2992

Pandemics and the global environment

Hodges and Jackson

Editorial | Science Advances Date: 12-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abd1325

Medical education in the time of COVID-19

D.B.Wayne et al.

Editorial | Science Advances Date: 5-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc7110

COVID-19 and the next influenza season

Benjamin D. Singer

Editorial | Science Advances Date: 29-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abd0086

Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 through Recombination and Strong Purifying Selection

Li et al.

Research Article | Science Advances Date: 29-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abb9153

SARS-CoV-2 vaccines: Slow is fast

Douglas R. Green

Editorial | Science Advances Date: 22-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc7428

Evidence for host-dependent RNA editing in the transcriptome of SARS-CoV-2 in humans

Di Giorgio et al.

Research Article | Science Advances Date: 18-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abb5813

COVID-19: Rescue by transcriptional inhibition

Ali Shilatifard

Editorial | Science Advances Date: 11-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc6891

Point of no return: COVID-19 and the US healthcare system

An emergency physician's perspective

Maia Dorsett

Editorial | Science Advances Date: 7-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc5354

A single dose of ChAdOx1 MERS provides protective immunity in rhesus macaques

Neeltje van Doremalen et al.

Research Article | Science Advances Date: 1-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba8399

Mobile phone data for informing public health actions across the COVID-19 pandemic lifecycle

Nuria Oliver, Bruno Lepri, Harald Sterly, Renaud Lambiotte, Sébastien Delataille, Marco De Nadai, Emmanuel Letouzé, Albert Ali Salah, Richard Benjamins, Ciro Cattuto, Vittoria Colizza, Nicolas de Cordes, Samuel P. Fraiberger, Til Koebe, Sune Lehmann, Juan Murillo, Alex Pentland, Phuong N. Pham, Frédéric Pivetta, Jari Saramaki, Samuel V. Scarpino, Michele Tizzoni, Stefaan Vehulst, Patrick Vinck

Editorial | Science Advances Date: 27-Apr-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc0764

Squalene-based multidrug nanoparticles for improved mitigation of uncontrolled inflammation

Flavio Dormont et al.

Research Article | Science Advances Date: 27-Apr-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz5466

Medicine in the time of corona: Fundamental molecular research is “essential”

Ali Shilatifard

Editorial | Science Advances Date: 21-Apr-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc2800

Surviving COVID-19: A disease tolerance perspective

Janelle S. Ayres

Editorial | Science Advances Date: 17-Apr-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc1518

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Science Immunology

Longitudinal immune profiling reveals key myeloid signatures associated with COVID-19

Elizabeth R. Mann et al.

Research Article | Science Immunology Date: 17-Sep-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abd6197

Natural killer cell immunotypes related to COVID-19 disease severity

Christopher Maucourant et al.

Research Article | Science Immunology Date: 21-Aug-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abd6832

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among parturient women in Philadelphia

Dustin D. Flannery et al.

Report | Science Immunology Date: 29-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abd5709

SARS-CoV-2 T cell immunity: Specificity, function, durability, and role in protection

Daniel M. Altmann and Rosemary J. Boyton

Perspective | Science Immunology Date: 17-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abd6160

Comprehensive mapping of immune perturbations associated with severe COVID-19

Leticia Kuri-Cervantes et al.

Research Article | Science Immunology Date: 15-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abd7114

Immunophenotyping of COVID-19 and influenza highlights the role of type I interferons in development of severe COVID-19

Jeong Seok Lee et al.

Research Article | Science Immunology Date: 10-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abd1554

Phenotype and kinetics of SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Daniela Weiskopf et al.

Research Article | Science Immunology Date: 26-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abd2071

The receptor binding domain of the viral spike protein is an immunodominant and highly specific target of antibodies in SARS-CoV-2 patients

Lakshmanane Premkumar et al.

Research Article | Science Immunology Date: 11-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abc8413

Inhibition of Bruton tyrosine kinase in patients with severe COVID-19

Mark Roschewski et al.

Research Article | Science Immunology Date: 5-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abd0110

Serology for SARS-CoV-2: Apprehensions, opportunities, and the path forward

Juliet E. Bryant et al.

Focus | Science Immunology Date: 19-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abc6347

TMPRSS2 and TMPRSS4 promote SARS-CoV-2 infection of human small intestinal enterocytes

Ruochen Zang et al.

Research Article | Science Immunology Date: 13-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abc3582

HiJAKing SARS-CoV-2? The potential role of JAK inhibitors in the management of COVID-19

Francesca Romana Spinelli et al.

Focus | Science Immunology Date: 8-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abc5367

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Science Robotics

The potential of socially assistive robots during infectious disease outbreaks

Brian Scassellati and Marynel Vázquez

Research Article | Science Robotics Date: 15-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.abc9014

Combating COVID-19—The role of robotics in managing public health and infectious diseases

Guang-Zhong Yang, Bradley J. Nelson, Robin R. Murphy, Howie Choset, Henrik Christensen, Steven H. Collins, Paolo Dario, Ken Goldberg, Koji Ikuta, Neil Jacobstein, Danica Kragic, Russell H. Taylor, Marcia McNutt

Editorial | Science Robotics Date: 25-Mar-2020 DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.abb5589

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Science Signaling

COVID-19: All the wrong moves in all the wrong places

Christopher D. Barrett and Michael B. Yaffe

Editorial | Science Signaling Date: 15-Sep-2020 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.abe4242

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Science Translational Medicine

Immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection in hospitalized pediatric and adult patients

Carl A. Pierce et al.

Research Article | Science Translational Medicine Date: 21-Sep-2020 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abd5487

We’re on our own

H. Holden Thorp

Editorial | Science Translational Medicine Date: 4-Sep-2020 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abe5793

A comparison of four serological assays for detecting anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in human serum samples from different populations

Ludivine Grzelak et al.

Research Article | Science Translational Medicine Date: 17-Aug-2020 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abc3103

3C-like protease inhibitors block coronavirus replication in vitro and improve survival in MERS-CoV-infected mice

Athri D. Rathnayake et al.

Report | Science Translational Medicine Date: 3-Aug-2020 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abc5332

A colorimetric RT-LAMP assay and LAMP-sequencing for detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNA in clinical samples

Viet Loan Dao Thi et al.

Research Article | Science Translational Medicine Date: 27-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abc7075

An alphavirus-derived replicon RNA vaccine induces SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody and T cell responses in mice and nonhuman primates

Jesse H. Erasmus et al.

Research Article | Science Translational Medicine Date: 20-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abc9396

Using influenza surveillance networks to estimate state-specific prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in the United States

Justin D. Silverman et al.

Report | Science Translational Medicine Date: 22-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abc1126

Antibody signature mediated by SARS-CoV-2 spike protein immunogens in rabbits

Supriya Ravichandran et al.

Report | Science Translational Medicine Date: 8-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abc3539

COVID-19 diagnostics in context

Ralph Weissleder et al.

Perspective | Science Translational Medicine Date: 3-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abc1931

A rapidly deployable individualized system for augmenting ventilator capacity

Shriya Srinivasan et al.

Report | Science Translational Medicine Date: 18-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abb9401

An orally bioavailable broad-spectrum antiviral inhibits SARS-CoV-2 in human airway epithelial cell cultures and multiple coronaviruses in mice

Timothy P. Sheahan, Amy C. Sims, Shuntai Zho, Rachel L. Graham, Andrea J. Pruijssers, Maria L. Agostini, Sarah R. Leist, Alexandra Schäfer, Kenneth H. Dinnon III, Laura J. Stevens, James D. Chappell, Xiaotao Lu, Tia M. Hughes, Amelia S. George, Collin S. Hill, Stephanie A. Montgomery, Ariane J. Brown, Gregory R. Bluemling, Michael G. Natchus, Manohar Saindane, Alexander A. Kolykhalov, George Painter, Jennifer Harcourt, Azaibi Tamin, Natalie J. Thornburg, Ronald Swanstrom, Mark R. Denison, Ralph S. Baric

Research Article | Science Translational Medicine Date: 6-Apr-2020 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abb5883

New coronavirus outbreak: Framing questions for pandemic prevention

Scott P. Layne, James M. Hyman, David M. Morens, Jeffrey K. Taubenberger

Editorial | Science Translational Medicine Date: 11-Mar-2020 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abb1469

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News from Science

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Letters to the Editor

University–pharmacy partnerships for COVID-19

Vincent J. Venditto et al.

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 18-Sep-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abe3339

Accumulation of plastic waste during COVID-19

Tanveer M. Adyel

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 11-Sep-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd9925

Support transgender scientists post–COVID-19

Shaun Turney et al.

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 4-Sep-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd8933

Controlling the coronavirus narrative

Nita Bharti

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 14-Aug-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd3662

Conservation needs a COVID-19 bailout

Robert A. McCleery et al.

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 31-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd2854

Extinct-in-the-wild species’ last stand

Amanda Trask et al.

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 31-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd4560

Nicaragua’s COVID-19 crisis demands a response

Jorge Huete-Pérez and John Hildebrand

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 24-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd4975

A community-led approach to COVID-19

Kyle A. Artelle et al.

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 24-Jul-2020 DOI: DOI: 10.1126/science.abd2107

COVID-19 policies: Remember measles

Debarati Guha-Sapir et al.

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 17-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc8637

Restart science stronger after COVID-19

Alan I. Leshner

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 17-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd5780

Unnecessary hesitancy on human vaccine tests

Nir Eyal

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 10-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc8264

Response—Unnecessary hesitancy on human vaccine tests

Seema K. Shah et al.

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 10-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc9380

News from a postpandemic world

Joel Henrique Ellwanger et al.

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 3-Jul-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd1320

COVID-19's unsustainable waste management

Siming You et al.

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 26-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc7778

Pandemics’ historical role in creating inequality

Liliana M. Dávalos et al.

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 19-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc8953

Recent immigrants at increased pandemic risk

Pierre Galanaud and Anne Galanaud

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 19-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abd1098

Aggregating data from COVID-19 trials

Elizabeth L. Ogburn et al.

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 12-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc8993

Tenure and promotion after the pandemic

Mala Htun

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 5-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc7469

Ease restrictions on U.S. blood donations

Chirag Vasavda et al.

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 29-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc2322

The precarious position of postdocs during COVID-19

M. Arslan Ahmed et al.

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 29-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc5143

COVID-19 recovery can benefit biodiversity

Ryan M. Pearson et al.

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 22-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc1430

COVID-19 spotlights medical diagnostics

Maurycy Jankowski et al.

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 22-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb8952

Impact of COVID-19 on academic mothers

F. Staniscuaski et al.

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 15-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc2740

Support early-career field researchers

D. W. Inouye et al.

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 15-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc1261

Preserve Global South's research capacity

D. Reidpath et al.

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 15-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc2677

Call for transparency of COVID-19 models

C. Michael Barton et al.

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 1-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb8637

Research opportunities in pandemic lockdown

Rajeev Saraswat, Divya Atri Saraswat

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 30-Apr-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc3372

Protect Indigenous peoples from COVID-19

Lucas Ferrante, Philip M. Fearnside

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 17-Apr-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc0073

Protecting older adults during social distancing

Ali Jawaid

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 10-Apr-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb7885

Disinfection threatens aquatic ecosystems

Hong Zhang et al.

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 10-Apr-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb8905

Permanently ban wildlife consumption

Nian Yang et al.

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 27-Mar-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb1938

Wildlife consumption ban is insufficient

Hongxin Wang et al.

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 27-Mar-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb6463

COVID-19 drives new threat to bats in China

Huabin Zhao

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 27-Mar-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb3088

Travel restrictions violate international law

Benjamin Mason Meier et al.

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 27-Mar-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb6950

Aggregated mobility data could help fight COVID-19

Caroline O. Buckee et al.

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 23-Mar-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb8021

Preventing COVID-19 prejudice in academia

Piotr Rzymski, Michał Nowicki

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 20-Mar-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb4870

Misguided drug advice for COVID-19

Garret A. FitzGerald

Letter to the Editor | Science Date: 20-Mar-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb8034

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Book Reviews

Discounting lives

Audra J. Wolfe

Book Review | Science Date: 12-Jun-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc0164

Tinctures of time and Schrödinger's virus

Luis Campos

Book Review | Science Date: 1-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc1732

The other public health crisis

Joanna Schug

Book Review | Science Date: 1-May-2020 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb3582

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Blogs

Atlas shrugs

H. Holden Thorp

Blog post | Science Date: 18-Aug-2020

Modeling herd immunity

H. Holden Thorp, Valda Vinson, Caroline Ash

Blog post | Science Date: 23-Jun-2020

Guest blogs

H. Holden Thorp

Blog post | Science Date: 12-May-2020

Reading the pandemic data

Jeffrey M. Zacks and Steven L. Franconeri

Blog post | Science Date: 12-May-2020

The end of the handshake?

Cato T. Laurencin and Aneesah McClinton

Blog post | Science Date: 12-May-2020

Drawing the blueprint to a COVID-19 response

H. Holden Thorp

Blog post | Science Date: 27-Apr-2020

Expanding voices during the COVID-19 crisis

H. Holden Thorp

Blog post | Science Date: 7-Apr-2020

Adapting to the crisis

H. Holden Thorp

Blog post | Science Date: 3-Apr-2020

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