Scientists from around the world are on a quest to understand why SARS-CoV-2 makes some people sicker than others. Their approach is changing how we think about COVID or any infectious disease.
In early 2020, researchers everywhere united, scrambling to address a singular, urgent problem: a virus that was devastating the world. How they work and collaborate might never again be the same—it might be better.
‘Some people have mutations that make them especially vulnerable to mycobacteria, and they are more common than previously thought.’
More than 7,000 medical conditions are considered rare. Many might be low-hanging fruit for scientific discovery, ready to help advance all of medicine.
