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"Traitors": Study shows what researchers go through during pandemic

Scientists have pinpointed 16 new genetic variants in people who developed severe COVID-19

Scientists have pinpointed 16 new genetic variants in people who developed severe COVID-19. Source: Getty Images

Scientists and physicians have to take on several roles during the pandemic: Helpers, explainers and enlighteners. In doing so, they face a flood of conspiracy theories, lies and a lot of hatred, as the results of an Australian study show. The results confirm a survey conducted by the scientific journal "Nature". Barbara Barkhausen talks to me over Skype about what she learned from researchers.


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Scientists and physicians have to take on several roles during the pandemic: Helpers, explainers and enlighteners. In doing so, they face a flood of conspiracy theories, lies and a lot of hatred, as the results of an Australian study show. The results confirm a survey conducted by the scientific journal "Nature". Barbara Barkhausen talks to me over Skype about what she learned from researchers.



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