Just as a tight core is a component of good physical fitness for humans, helping to stabilize our bodies, mutations that tightened the core of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in new variants may have increased the virus's fitness.
Biochemistry
Mar 31, 2023
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An array of different mutations or combinations of mutations may help the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 escape immune responses or therapeutic antibodies, according to a study published today in eLife.
Evolution
Feb 22, 2023
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Scientists at the University of Sydney in Australia and the University of Florida in the U.S. have developed a new genetic test for the infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) that is deadly in fish, affecting ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 6, 2023
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Cornell University researchers have found that white-tailed deer—the most abundant large mammal in North America—are harboring SARS-CoV-2 variants that were once widely circulated, but no longer found in humans.
Ecology
Jan 31, 2023
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Idalia Fedotova, researcher at HSE University and the RAS Ivannikov Institute for System Programming, examined lexical differences across Khanty dialects and found that members of this relatively small ethnic group speak ...
Social Sciences
Jan 23, 2023
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Gene expression rewiring often contributes to phenotypic evolution between newly diverged species. Changes in gene expression patterns can be caused by mutations in either cis-regulatory regions (promoter) of the gene itself ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 11, 2023
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One of the most widespread zoonoses worldwide, toxoplasmosis is an infectious disease that is caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Although cats are the final host, the parasite can infest any warm-blooded animal, including ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 9, 2023
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UBC researchers have identified three compounds that prevent COVID-19 infection in human cells, derived from natural sources including a B.C. sea sponge.
Biochemistry
Jan 9, 2023
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The sacred lotus enjoys an astonishing diversity of floral traits, particularly petal number, color, and flower type. Previous studies have discussed the molecular mechanisms underlying a single trait for flower development ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 13, 2022
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Scientists have discovered why some coronaviruses are more likely to cause severe disease, which has remained a mystery until now. Researchers of the University of Bristol-led study, published in Science Advances today (November ...
Biochemistry
Nov 23, 2022
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