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Virology and physics join forces to beat COVID-19

In partnership with The European Commission

Futuris explores how researchers from a variety of scientific disciplines are coming together to help better understand and beat COVID-19.

Smart Regions

Project harnesses data from 11 EU countries to help beat COVID-19

In partnership with the European Commission

Smart Regions takes a look at one EU project that's strengthening the epidemiological and virological surveillance of COVID-19 by harnessing patient data from 11 European countries.

France

Coronavirus: Europe races to secure supplies of future vaccine

As the hunt for a coronavirus vaccine heats up, governments are keen to secure supplies in advance and ensure their pharmaceutical companies don’t land in foreign hands.

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COVID-19: Could AI and supercomputers unlock the pathogen puzzle?

In partnership with The European Commission

Futuris looks at how Artificial Intelligence and High Performance Computing are helping in the fight against COVID-19.

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Blood of COVID-19 patients could help predict how ill they will get

There's still so much we don't know about the COVID-19 and how it affects those who get infected. It seems our blood holds precious clues.

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Powerful properties: how tobacco is being used to fight COVID-19

In partnership with The European Commission

Futuris takes a look at how scientists in Spain are using tobacco and molecular farming to help create tailor-made vaccines and antibodies.

World

Meet the British family enrolled as COVID-19 vaccine guinea pigs

Euronews hears from a mother, father and daughter all taking part in an Oxford University coronavirus vaccine trial.

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Engineering bacteria to defeat disease

In partnership with The European Commission

Futuris investigates how scientists are treating respiratory disease with synthetic vaccines developed from bacteria. It's hoped the research could eventually help in the fight against COVID-19.

Green News

What polar bears and monkeys can teach us about social distancing

The animal kingdom has been helping scientists understand how diseases are transmitted between groups.

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Europe supercharges research in the battle against COVID-19

In partnership with The European Commission

In this episode of Futuris the team examine what Europe is doing to boost funding for research and innovation in the fight against COVID-19.

World

Coronavirus in your eyes: risk is higher due to strength of strain

Researchers based in Hong Kong say that COVID-19 infection via the eyes is a greater risk than before because it is stronger than previous coronaviruses - but hand hygiene rather than protective eyewear still remains paramount.

My Europe Series

Where are we with COVID-19 vaccines and treatments?

With over a million people already infected and 50,000 fatalities, the race is on to find a cure for COVID-19, the virus which has arguably caused the most serious global crisis since World War II.

Norway

First trials of treatment for patients infected with Covid-19 begin

Oslo University Hospital is one of 22 venues in the country carrying out the major international study by the World Health Organization.

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Light, lifelike and affordable: EU researchers develop innovative bionic hand

In partnership with The European Commission

Engineers and researchers working in tandem have developped a robotic prosthetic that closely imitates the 'natural architecture' and synergy of the hand.

World News

Can you catch COVID-19 coronavirus twice?

A key question that has dominated discussion is whether a person can be infected more than once by the virus. So, what do we know?

World News

COVID-19 prevention: Are masks, shut borders and quarantine effective?

There are lots of methods being used by governments and individuals to stem the spread of the coronavirus outbreak - but how many of them are actually effective?

Smart Regions

Polish scientists create a new kind of moldable artificial bone

In partnership with the European Commission

Scientists in Lublin, Poland have literally re-built patients bones using this groundbreaking material called FlexiOss

China

Chinese scientist convicted for gene-editing human embryos

The scientist used CRISPR to genetically modify the babies and make them immune to the AIDS virus.

USA

Man who inspired Ice Bucket Challenge dies aged 34

Pete Frates inspired the Ice Bucket Challenge, which raised more than $220 million towards researching motor neurone disease

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New exoskeleton to beat low back pain

In partnership with The European Commission

A gentle push on the knees, a subtle lift on the chest - that's the recipe to relieve low back pain applied by EU researchers developing a new exoskeleton. We put it to the test in a real-life factory.