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Drivers line up for COVID-19 testing in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles in May. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Winter/Getty Images Drivers line up for COVID-19 testing in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles in May. Kevin Winter/Getty Images During the coronavirus pandemic, many scientists who usually have nothing…

June 3, 2020, 10:21 a.m. ETFor decades, drug companies have depended on a component in the blood of the horseshoe crab to test injectable medicines, including vaccines, for dangerous bacterial contaminants called endotoxins.Conservationists and some businesses have pushed for wide acceptance of an alternative test, to protect the horseshoe crabs and birds that feed on…

A health worker takes samples from a man to test him for Covid-19 coronavirus. (Pedro Pardo, AFP) A nationwide backlog in tests and delays of up to seven to 12 days has made testing for high-risk individuals even more difficult.This has contributed to a decision by the Western Cape government to prioritise testing only for…

The pet German shepherd is the first dog in the U.S. to test positive for the coronavirus The first dog in the United States has tested positive for the coronavirus. The United States Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories announced Tuesday that a pet German shepherd has tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the viruses that cause COVID-19,…

Immune — Based on a harmless virus, the vaccine had side effects but elicited antibodies. John Timmer - May 26, 2020 5:34 pm UTC Enlarge / Test doses of another potential SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. MLADEN ANTONOV / Getty Images We still don't know how well a robust immune response protects people from SARS-CoV-2 infection. But we've…