Conference cancellations could have ‘big impact’ on research

The cynic in me sees this as a good thing, less flying so less pollution, money and time saved for other things, but I suppose the missed opportunities to share ones genetic material will be of greater significance to some... I shall not miss being regaled by returning conference attendees of tales of who got off with whom, nor the colds and other infections they returned with causing other staff members to go sick in the weeks following, every cloud might just have a silver lining after all.

I am concerned about the stock image used to illustrate this piece. It depicts a courier in Beijing and has no relevance to the content of the article. By portraying Asian faces as illustrations of the virus, THE is contributing to a heightened climate of anti-Asian racism.