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Parthenon undergoing renovations

Introduction: Securing elections, democracy, and the information ecosystem in a critical political year

By John Mecklin, Dan Drollette Jr | Special Topics

Video: How vaccine “truthers” infect our minds

By Erik English | Biosecurity

This 3D illustration shows a large virus hovering over the entire population of the world in a representation of the threat pandemics posed to everyone. illustration

Investing in pandemic prevention is essential to defend against future outbreaks

By Bridget Williams, Will MacAskill | Biosecurity, Disruptive Technologies

The A1 Haiku: Prescription for injustice

By Thomas Gaulkin | Biosecurity

artist's rendition of polio

Polio is back. Here’s what to do about it.

By Kathleen E. Bachynski | Opinion, Science Denial

The A1 Verse: Choose your own pandemic

By Thomas Gaulkin | Biosecurity, Special Topics

COVID-19 vaccine clinic for teachers and staff at Des Moines Public Schools in February 2021. Credit: Phil Roeder/Flickr

Do we need a new vaccine for omicron? Fauci says not yet, other experts disagree

By Matt Field | Biosecurity, Disruptive Technologies

The A1 Verse: All the worlds of this world

By Thomas Gaulkin | Special Topics

A dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

Do-it-yourself vaccines in a pandemic: democratized science or home-brewed pipe dream?

By Yong-Bee Lim | Analysis, Biosecurity

The A1 Verse: Inside the inhospitable

By Thomas Gaulkin | Special Topics

A girl washes her hands.

How to crush the variants that have kept the pandemic going

By Matt Field | Biosecurity, Disruptive Technologies

A COVID-19 vaccination site.

Why the FDA should quickly authorize kids’ COVID-19 vaccines

By HyunJung Kim | Biosecurity, Disruptive Technologies