For a small-town physician, being given a supply of the Covid-19 vaccine can make a world of difference. In Cut Off, La., 30 of primary care physician Gary Birdsall's patients have died from Covid-19. In his small rural community, they were…
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Apoorva Mandavilli
– Feb 25, 3:30 PM
Across the United States, and the world, the coronavirus seems to be loosening its stranglehold. The deadly curve of cases, hospitalizations and deaths has yo-yoed before, but never has it plunged so steeply and so fast. Is this it, then? Is this…
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Julia Rothman
– Feb 25, 8:42 AM
Continue reading the main story Julia Rothman is an illustrator. Shaina Feinberg is a writer and filmmaker. Both live in Brooklyn. Continue reading the main story…
THE GENETIC mutations that cause evolution may arise at random. But natural selection often produces creatures that are similar, despite living in different environments. For example birds, bats, pterodactyls and insects all developed wings…
