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SARS, Mars and chocolate bars
Author(s) -
Gan Frank
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.1038/sj.embor.7400326
Subject(s) - mars exploration program , history , china , covid-19 , astrobiology , environmental ethics , philosophy , medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , archaeology , biology , pathology
In a recent editorial meeting, we discussed what important scientific topics from 2004 I could reflect on in this January editorial. The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) crisis, which still haunted the world early last year, was one notable topic. Mars was another, after US President George Bush announced that their astronauts would soon return to the Moon and use it as a stepping‐stone for a mission to Mars. And to complete the rhyme, I chimed in with ‘chocolate bars’. So here I am, reflecting on these important topics that caught much of the scientific world's attention in 2004.Strictly speaking, the SARS story started in 2002 but it lasted long enough to deserve some reflection. It taught us some valuable lessons on how to deal …