Why has the SARS-CoV-2 virus ravaged the global human population, but many other animal viruses haven't? Using nematode worms as a model, researchers at Penn State conducted a set of experiments to investigate the factors ...
Ecology
Sep 30, 2022
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A new drug designed by scientists at Scripps Research can turn the COVID-19 virus into a harbinger of its own doom.
Biochemistry
Sep 29, 2022
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A team of interdisciplinary researchers from the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) is hoping to identify effective COVID-19 therapeutics. With help from the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University ...
Biochemistry
Sep 28, 2022
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If you're an avid reader of science news, you've probably heard of viral proteins such as the COVID-19 spike protein.
Biochemistry
Sep 26, 2022
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Like the Roadrunner outwitting Wile E. Coyote, SARS-CoV-2 (the infectious virus responsible for COVID-19) keeps mutating, generating new variants that can slip from the grip of a well-trained immune system or a well-aimed ...
Biochemistry
Sep 9, 2022
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A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities biomedical engineers has developed a universally accessible application that can simulate complex molecular interactions, which will allow researchers to design better treatments ...
Biotechnology
Sep 6, 2022
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SARS-CoV-2 is constantly mutating and each new variant often catches the world by surprise. Take for example the highly mutated omicron variant that emerged last November and required health authorities to develop a rapid ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 5, 2022
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From COVID to monkeypox, zoonotic viruses are a constant threat. But how do diseases jump between animals, and into humans? We asked our expert María José Ruiz-López.
Ecology
Sep 1, 2022
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Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found one way SARS-CoV-2 manipulates the environment within human cells to prevent them raising a full antiviral response.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 26, 2022
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Since it appeared in 2019, COVID-19 has claimed over 6 million lives and upended society across the globe. The condition, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, attacks cells in the lungs, heart and brain, among other organs. Researchers ...
Biochemistry
Aug 25, 2022
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