Moderna trials vaccine for South African variant of Covid-19

Company also expanding capacity to increase number of doses it can produce

Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna begin late-stage Covid-19 vaccine trials

Companies expect approvals as early as October if vaccines deliver on early promise

Moderna vaccine produces Covid antibodies in early trial

Results in peer-reviewed journal show no safety issues with vaccine candidate

Trump opens the Gates to universal flu vaccine

The US administration has presumably been getting its scientific and medical advice from Dr Seuss, the TV show Scrubs and the back of cereal boxes

Trump’s ‘paradigm shift’ may derail free access to online content for researchers

There is a dangerous ideology currently manifested in the US, but not limited to that country, that is a threat to the global project of enlightenment and modernity

Amazon, Google race to get your DNA into the cloud

The cloud genomics market is expected to grow to $1bn by 2018

Second Opinion: Our ageing selves can become our truest selves with the right attitudes

Much-maligned state takes the boldest risks in innovation

A brilliant exploration of new ideas in business argues that government is behind the boldest risks and biggest breakthroughs, writes Martin Wolf