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Epidemiology, the study of the spread of disease within a population, has vaulted into everyone’s awareness over the past four months.

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“Gravity has a very strong effect. So what happens when an ice sheet melts is sea level falls in the vicinity of the melting ice sheet. That is counterintuitive.

As a surgeon and woodworker, I have always found sustenance in using my hands. I think it touches, for me and many others, on a primal need to literally embody our feelings.

“Research has shown people often misunderstand standard food nutritional labels because of confusion about serving sizes; marijuana labeling is analogous.

Whether this reflects an over or undercount is unclear, you are welcome to your opinion. But it makes all the subsequent analysis just a little more imprecise and should make us not quite so definitive in our conclusions.

"Unlike close relatives, SARS-CoV-2 can readily attack human cells at multiple points, with the lungs and the throat being the main targets. Once inside the body, the virus makes use of a diverse arsenal of dangerous molecules.

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    If we consider the water used in producing our foods, California is a net-importer and the Mid-West a net exporter.

So many articles, so little time. Let us get right to it. Could there be a genetic component to COVID-19’s ill effects?