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5 Oct 2020: They use a genetic amplification technique, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to track viral genetic material in swabs from test subjects. ... It is a test that forms the bedrock of genetics analysis in academic, pharmaceutical and medical research.

9 Sep 2020: Swabs will be pooled by household, enabling the University to reduce the number of tests required to around 2,000 per week. ... If a pooled household test is positive, the students in the household will be informed within 24 hours and offered individual

13 May 2020: large mental health deficit associated with unemployment and economic inactivity. ... How does it work? Other European countries, such as Germany and Austria, have traditionally used short-time work programmes to deal with economic crises.

8 Dec 2020: They will have a further two and a half years to test, write code and provide critical feedback.

20 Jul 2020: Over two billion people worldwide are nutrient deficient, leading to a wide range of serious health problems. Fortifying food with micronutrients is already an

16 Nov 2020: We already know that ‘social capital’ or trust, in its different forms, has a big impact on economic success. ... An economic downturn leading to sustained loss of income means people’s mental and physical health will deteriorate along with their

16 Jan 2020: Thailand uses a staggering amount of single-use plastics every day, but its waste management system lags far behind its economic advances,” she explains.

6 Jul 2020: Young women were particularly well represented among new arrivals to the city, and they were often placed in positions of domestic and economic dependence on mostly male employers. ... So infection rates represent a serious gap in our historical knowledge

28 Aug 2020: The climate crisis. Ageing populations. Persistent economic and social inequality. A decade of stagnant productivity growth. ... of PPE inin Cambridge, or in helping smaller firms to navigate the economic crisis inand Lancaster.

15 Oct 2020: An article in The Economist, published at the end of March, gave further (pre-COVID) grounds for optimism about the continent's economic trajectory pointing, amongst other things, to "the emergence ... As all countries face the daunting task of