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This special coronavirus section shares Weizmann Institute of Science research, expert opinion, education resources, and news. Our scientists are already conducting investigations that could improve testing and diagnosis techniques and provide new strategies for prevention and treatment. We are committed to advancing research to protect and preserve the health and well-being of everyone, everywhere.

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How Often Do COVID-19 Patients Lose Their Sense of Smell? Two Studies Are Tracking Down the Data
Discover
Discover covers two studies – including Prof. Noam Sobel’s research – that are investigating how often people with COVID lose their sense of smell. The studies are seeking participants to take online tests.

May 11, 2020
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Maintaining Public Health Should not Mean the Death of Privacy, Says Turing Award Winner
CTECH
In this interview with CTECH, Prof. Shafi Goldwasser, who developed a tracking technology, talks about how important it is to monitor COVID’s spread—without violating individual privacy.

May 09, 2020
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COVID Moonshot: Can AI Algorithms and Volunteer Chemists Design a Knockout Antiviral?
IEEE Spectrum
Dr. Nir London helps head the “COVID Moonshot,” which involves academics, researchers, private firms, and the public, all working together on a coronavirus treatment. IEEE Spectrum reports.

May 08, 2020
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Could the Flu Become History? An Israeli Vaccine May Make It a Reality
Haaretz Magazine
Haaretz Magazine interviews Prof. Ruth Arnon, whose universal flu vaccine is on the cusp of approval. The vaccine will protect against multiple strains of flu for years with one shot, and is almost through clinical trials.

May 06, 2020
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Navigating the New Normal
Weizmann Compass
While population-wide lockdown policies reduce the number of new COVID-19 infections, these same policies have dramatically slowed economies around the world. High unemployment, bankruptcies, and crashing markets are the standard-bearers for this new economic pandemic, with a variety of other costs...

May 06, 2020
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“We Believe Our Effort Will Result in a Broad-Spectrum Antiviral That Would Address Future Outbreaks”
Express Healthcare
Dr. Nir London “has brought together a wide range of players … to accelerate the development of a drug against COVID-19,” says Express Healthcare in this interview.

May 05, 2020
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A Sniff Test for Coronavirus?
Weizmann Compass
Among more than 50 Weizmann Institute labs seeking answers about the coronavirus pandemic, one team is focusing on an early warning sign that might lead to the early diagnosis of COVID-19: the loss of a sense of smell.

May 04, 2020
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Coronavirus: The Quest for Solutions – A Science-Based Exit Strategy for COVID-19
In this video, Profs. Ron Milo and Uri Alon succinctly and clearly explain their “intermittent work” strategy for restarting the economy without triggering a new wave of COVID infections.

May 04, 2020
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Coronavirus: The Quest for Solutions – Dr. Ori Avinoam, Blocking the Virus’s First Steps
Dr. Ori Avinoam of Weizmann’s Department of Biomolecular Sciences presents an overview of his lab’s coronavirus research. His team has created a pseudovirus, which has all the elements of the coronavirus but is not infectious.

April 28, 2020
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