There’s been a global effort to help fight the coronavirus, but as labs have shifted their attention to the coronavirus, other work has been put aside.
For many researchers, the choice to spend decades working in a lab or in the field comes from a desire to help—to expand understanding of how life works or to improve human health. So when COVID-19 emerged, many scientists dropped what they were doing and switched their focus to SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the pandemic.