Spring/Summer 2023
Catch up with the latest on infectious disease, the theme of this issue’s special section—and a field that demands more than “safe, small-minded science,” writes an infectious disease expert and contributor to the magazine. We explore the “risk or reward” debate around gain-of-function research, the vexing mysteries of long COVID and other persistent post-acute illnesses, and how research on the bacterium Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, a relative of the plague pathogen, may help to overcome drug resistance. Plus: Xylazine and the new overdose crisis, a statistician’s critique of firearm forensics in the courtroom, and efforts to protect mental health in Ukraine.