Save Us From Ourselves (with the Thermometer and Syringe)
Megan Herbert
Global collaboration and unparalleled biotechnology solutions helped quell the common threat posed by the novel coronavirus. Instead finding inspiration in our ability to cope with the pandemic’s upheaval and need for adaptation and applying it to the climate crisis, Megan Herbert points out a swift return to ‘business as usual’.
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