Inner Nature: The mystery of viruses
By Vidya Rajan, Columnist, The Times
Viruses are one of the greatest mysteries of biology. In fact, they are so problematic that some biologists do not consider that viruses are biological, relegating them instead to chemistry. Regardless of which camp one adheres to, viruses are significant to living organisms through their parasitism. Because of their obligate parasitism – they require living...
Answering questions about vaccines: in short, they work and they’re safe
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times
Here we are closing in on a year of life altered by the pandemic. As a practicing dentist I have fielded my share of questions from all points of view. I want to share my perspective on where we are what lies ahead.
There are lots of questions about vaccines.
Yes, they work.
The job of the vaccine is to keep people out of the hospital and...
Inner Nature: COVID-19 and what you need to know
By Vidya Rajan, Columnist, The Times
News of the novel coronavirus outbreak has exposed our vulnerability to two things: fear and contagion. I have had conversations with people, admittedly not science-aware types, who think that countries should be providing antibiotics prophylactically, or frustrated a vaccine is taking so long to make. I have heard people conflating the virus that causes COVID-19,...
