This week on Crystallise, Rosie tells us everything about clinical trials: what they are, what happens when they go wrong, and why the announcement of a Covid-19 vaccine in Russia outraged scientists worldwide. In our SNPit, Ash describes the unexpected effects of global coronavirus lockdowns on conservation efforts. 


For more info on the topics discussed this week, check out the links below!

• Legumes, Lemons and Streptomycin: A Short History of the Clinical Trial
• How the Media Left Evidence out in the Cold
• No Immunity From Immunity 
• Russia’s Fast-Track Coronavirus Vaccine Draws Outrage Over Safety
• Global Report: WHO in Talks With Russia Over Covid-19 Vaccine
• Coronavirus: How Will the World Vaccinate Seven Billion?

For more about the "anthropause" and the "Great Human Confinement Experiment" have a look at these:

• The Pandemic Stilled Human Activity. What Did This ‘Anthropause’ Mean for Wildlife?
• COVID-19 Lockdown Allows Researchers to Quantify the Effects of Human Activity on Wildlife
• COVID-19 Pandemic and Associated Lockdown as a “Global Human Confinement Experiment” to Investigate Biodiversity Conservation

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AhDah Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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