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    Biohackers team up online to help develop coronavirus solutions

    Students, scientists, developers and health professionals use forums to investigate potential vaccines and methods of testingCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage
    by Kari Paul Mar 18, 2020 2 minutes
    A scientist conducts research on a vaccine for Covid-19 in San Diego, California, on 17 March. Photograph: Bing Guan/Reuters

    Scientific questions and crippling logistical challenges surrounding the global response to the fast-moving coronavirus pandemic have led many to help look for solutions, stoking a burgeoning DIY biology movement.

    Spurred by the insecurity, students, scientists, developers and health professionals have taken to online biology forums in recent weeks to help investigate potential vaccines and innovative methods of testing.

    Many of these online and member of DIYbio, an online forum .

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