Labs Across U.S. Join Federal Initiative to Study Coronavirus Genome

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday announced a national initiative to speed research into how the coronavirus was spreading around the country, bringing together at least 75 public health, academic and commercial institutions studying its genome. As the virus replicates, tiny mutations accumulate in its genetic code. Those differences help scientists trace…

Same Winery, Separate Labels

I was surprised to learn in the last few years that six of the California producers whose soulful wines speak most clearly to me all worked in the same winery in Sebastopol, Calif. They operate separately but communally, and though they share a certain aesthetic outlook, preferring fresh acidity over high alcohol, for example, their…