SPE Thursday 5th November, 2020

Science Policy News of The Week

National

Evidence-Based Response to COVID-19

Government of Canada announces contribution to a new Marine Acoustic Research Station in the St. Lawrence Estuary

Canada’s chief science advisor warns coronavirus could still overwhelm health-care system

The Chief Public Health Officer of Canada’s Report on the State of Public Health in Canada 2020: From Risk to Resilience: AN EQUITY APPROACH to COVID-19:

International

Boosting the volume and speed of genetic sequencing comes with challenges

Scientists aghast as hopes for landslide Biden election victory vanish

Science, politics, and public health

Wealthy funder pays reparations for use of HeLa cells

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