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A Nobel Prize gold medal seen during the manufacturing process in the Swedish Mint. The medals, presented to each laureate, are made of 18 karat recycled gold and weigh 175 grams (6.13 ounces). The Economics medal weighs 185 grams (6.48 ounces).

3 Scientists Win Nobel Prize For Hepatitis C Virus Discovery

The scientists' work led to a test to protect blood transfusion recipients from hepatitis C and drugs to treat the infection that have saved millions of lives, according to the Nobel Assembly.

Mammoth Biosciences and researchers at the University of California, San Francisco are working on a coronavirus test that could run multiple samples at once, with results in 35-40 minutes. Even better, they say, it doesn't require the sophisticated, expensive equipment used in other tests for the virus.

CRISPR And Spit Might Be Keys To Faster, Cheaper, Easier Tests For The Coronavirus

Researchers are racing to develop quick, home-based tests for the virus that could deliver test results in minutes. None do that yet, but several under development hold promise, scientists say.

In McEwan's Latest, The 'Machine' Is Too Much Like You

Ian McEwan imagines an alternate, technologically-advanced 1982 England in his new novel, in which the development of lifelike, artificially intelligent cyborgs leads to some uncomfortable questions.

An employee of a Syrian pharmaceutical factory works on the production line of the hydroxychloroquine drug on April 28, in the government-controlled city of Homs.

Factories In Syria Ramp Up Production Of Hydroxychloroquine Amid Soaring Demand

"Hydroxychloroquine is included in the [Syrian] national case management guidelines for COVID-19," though there's no evidence that it's effective, a World Health Organization representative tells NPR.

Health care workers have been throwing out the excess vaccine, fearing it would be against FDA rules to use it.

Some Vials Of COVID-19 Vaccine Contain Extra Doses, Expanding Supply, FDA Says

The Food and Drug Administration says is advising health workers to use "every full dose obtainable" to help speed up the nationwide immunization campaign.

Attorney General William Barr speaks during a coronavirus task force news conference at the White House this month.

DOJ Would Support Legal Action If Governors' Restrictions Go 'Too Far,' Barr Says

Attorney General William Barr said the Justice Department would consider legal consequences against states that continue to impose strict coronavirus restrictions.

Catherine Coleman Flowers is the founding director of the Alabama Center for Rural Enterprise.

'Waste' Activist Digs Into The Sanitation Crisis Affecting The Rural Poor

In 2017, a study reported one in three people in one rural Alabama county had been exposed to hookworm. Catherine Coleman Flowers says the study reveals big gaps in sanitation in rural America.

Richard Branson, seen here in 2019, will head to space on his company Virgin Galactic's Unity 22 mission.

Bezos Vs. Branson: The Billionaire Space Race Lifts Off

Richard Branson started Virgin Galactic 17 years ago to make space travel possible for his generation. This weekend he'll be on its first fully crewed test flight to space, beating Jeff Bezos by days.

D.C. Tourism Group Pledges $18 Million To Help City's Hospitality Workers, Industry

The funds aim to help tourism workers pay their rent and buy food, among other things.

Sister Astridah Banda produces a live radio show called "COVID-19 Awareness Program" in Zambia to share crucial information about the coronavirus in local languages.

Who Do People Trust For Coronavirus Info? In Zambia, It's Nuns On The Radio

Sister Astridah Banda noticed that most of the information about the coronavirus was being shared in English in a country where 70 languages are spoken. That gave her an idea.

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