RNA structures of coronavirus reveal potential drug targets
Credit: Danny Incarnato, University of Groningen The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus RNA genome structure was studied in detail by researchers from the ...
Tag: Virology
COVID-19 data-sharing hero wins award
Prof Zhang Yongzhen wins the 2020 ICG-15 GigaScience Prize for Outstanding Data Sharing during the COVID-19 pandemicCredit: None The international ...
Uncovering novel genomes from earth’s microbiomes
Genome resource expands known diversity of bacteria and archaea by 44%Credit: Rendered by Zosia Rostomian/Berkeley Lab Despite advances in sequencing ...
COVID Misinformation a Roadblock to Curbing Pandemic
Doctors are key in communicating facts to patientsCredit: Photo by Elizabeth Adams The World Health Organization calls the spread of ...
Could SARS-CoV-2 evolve resistance to COVID-19 vaccines?
Credit: Kennedy et al, 2020 (PLOS Biology, CC BY 4.0) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Similar to bacteria evolving resistance to ...
$1 million to support manufacturing of COVID-19 treatments, vaccines at uOttawa, Ottawa Hospital
Credit: University of Ottawa Researchers from the University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital have been awarded $1,050,000 million from ...
Study reveals strategy to create COVID-19 drugs to inhibit virus’s entry and replication
University of South Florida Health-University of Arizona team reports compounds simultaneously targeting Mpro and cathepsin L may improve treatment of ...
Vaccine shows promise against herpes virus
New study demonstrates candidate's potential to generate antibodies, limit viral sheddingCredit: Craig Chandler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln A genetically edited form ...
Mystery molecule in bacteria is revealed to be a guard
Unusual structures in bacterial cells keep viral infection from spreading; a list of new ones could provide improved biotech toolsCredit: ...
Host genetic factors shape composition of virus communities
Credit: Mikko Immonen Plants can be infected by multiple viruses at once. However, the composition of the pathogen community varies, ...
For quick COVID-19 testing, iSCAN can
Credit: © 2020 Ali et al. A simple COVID-19 test kit combines virus amplification with a CRISPR-Cas system for effective ...
SLAC, Stanford to host national service center for cryo-ET sample preparation
The center complements other NIH centers at SLAC and elsewhere that broaden access to this cutting-edge technology for biomedical researchCredit: ...
Fighting Zika? Call in the T cells
Stopping emerging viruses could depend on getting T cells and antibodies to work togetherCredit: NIAID LA JOLLA--Where Aedes mosquitoes fly, ...
Chikungunya may affect central nervous system as well as joints and lungs
Investigation conducted by international group of researchers showed that chikungunya virus can cause neurological infections; risk of death in subacute ...
Scientists identify synthetic mini-antibody to combat COVID-19
Credit: Rayne Zaayman-Gallant/EMBL The ability of SARS-CoV-2 to infect cells depends on interactions between the viral spike protein and the ...
Biologists shed light on mystery of how microbes evolve and affect hosts
Credit: Bill Cole TORONTO, ON - The era of COVID-19 and the need to constantly wash one's hands and sanitize ...
Microfluidics helps MTU engineers watch viral infection in real time
Credit: Phil Mcleod/Michigan Tech Get your popcorn. Engineers and virologists have a new way to watch viral infection go down. ...
Ultrapotent COVID-19 vaccine candidate designed via computer
Preclinical data published in Cell show the nanoparticle vaccine spurs extremely high levels of protective antibodies in animal modelsCredit: Ian ...
The role of the Sun in the spread of viral respiratory diseases
Credit: Paolo Bonfini, University of Crete Why do most viral epidemics spread cyclically in autumn and winter in the globe's ...
Coronavirus mutation may have made it more contagious
Credit: Houston Methodist/University of Texas at Austin A study involving more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients in Houston finds that the ...
