A COVID-19 vaccine that could soon win federal approval may offer a boost for the U.S. military: an opportunity to get shots into some of the thousands of service members who have refused other coronavirus vaccines for religious reasons.
When critics want to call attention to the alleged war between the Catholic Church and science, they invariably cite the story of Galileo. Why? Because there are few other such stories to tell.
The relationship between faith and science has faced its share of strain during the coronavirus pandemic — but for some scientists leading the nation's response, the two have worked in concert.
A denial of science and critical thinking among religious ultraconservatives now haunts the American response to the coronavirus crisis.
WASHINGTON (RNS) — To geneticist Francis Collins, a person’s DNA can be compared to the beauty of a Gothic cathedral’s rose window.
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