Farah Qaiser, Contributor

The Black In Immuno Week ran from 22 to 28 November 2020, where 15 co-organizers organized a series of virtual activities and panels to amplify, celebrate and support Black immunologists.

In a new study published in The CRISPR Journal, four researchers reviewed policy documents, including legislation, regulations, and international treaties, to map the global policy landscape around human germline and heritable genome editing.

In a new study published in Nature, an international group of researchers carried out DNA sequencing analyses of 426 individuals from across Africa, finding more than three million previously undescribed variants (i.e. changes in the genome).

The Black In Cardio Week ran from 19 to 25 October, where events covered several topics, including career advice, destigmatizing cardiovascular research in Black communities, and the future of the field.

3M’s latest State of Science Index finds that science skepticism has declined for the first time in three years.

Researchers Harvey J. Alter, Charles M. Rice and Michael Houghton were awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus, a breakthrough that the Nobel Assembly described as a “decisive contribution.”

Scientists are continuing to explore other transmission routes for the coronavirus, including our eyes.