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Mon Dec 7

From permafrost microbes to survivor songbirds – research projects are also victims of COVID-19 pandemic

Written by Karen Lloyd, Associate Professor of Microbiology, University of Tennessee

Missing a field season can be devastating if your research subject is melting away.Karen Lloyd, CC BY-ND

What do you do when COVID-19 safety protocols and travel restrictions mean you can’t do your research? That’s what these three scientists have had to figure out this year, as the global pandemic has kept them from their fieldwork.

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From permafrost microbes to survivor songbirds – research projects are also victims of COVID-19 pandemic

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