Previously undescribed lineage of Archaea illuminates microbial evolution
New group with possible symbiotic life strategyCredit: Anja Spang In a publication in Nature Communications last Friday, NIOZ scientists Nina ...
Tag: Virology
Intranasal vaccine platform has potential for more effective vaccines, fewer side effects
Study shows that peptide nanofibers induce immune response in lungs and lymph nodes without requiring adjuvants for efficacy, indicating promise ...
An inventory providing information on more than 200 viruses that infect plants in Brazil
The largest database of plant viruses in Brazil serves as a tool for researchers, growers and policymakers.Credit: Elliot Watanabe Kitajima ...
Locking down shape-shifting spike protein aids development of COVID-19 vaccine
Credit: Jason McLellan/University of Texas at Austin The experimental vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 that was the first to enter human trials ...
New findings on enzymes with important role in SARS-CoV-2 infection
Credit: The Human Protein Atlas programme Researchers at Uppsala University have described the presence, throughout the human body, of the ...
First drug for hepatitis D has been approved by european commission
A chronic disease becomes treatableCredit: Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg What started off as basic research 25 years ago has now lead to ...
Are vultures spreaders of microbes that put human health at risk?
Credit: Jorge de la Cruz A new analysis published in IBIS examines whether bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms that are ...
Researchers develop new mouse model for SARS-CoV-2
The model will help speed the development of treatments and vaccines for COVID-19 and highlights the pathologic role of type ...
Researchers uncovered the Zika virus mutation responsible for quick spread, birth defects
Credit: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston GALVESTON, Texas - A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas ...
New published study from K-State virologists identifies potential COVID-19 treatment
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Yunjeong Kim and Kyeong-Ok "KC" Chang, virologists in the College of Veterinary Medicine ...
Your brain parasite isn’t making you sick — here’s why
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications More than 30 million Americans are infected with a brain parasite spread by cats ...
Post-pandemic brave new world of agriculture
Innovations in agriculture and food supply in response to the COVID-19 pandemicCredit: QAAFI Robots working in abattoirs, sky-high vertical farms, ...
Single-shot COVID-19 vaccine protects non-human primates
Findings lay groundwork for clinical development programCredit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, Mass. - The development of a safe ...
Slowing down a ‘helper’ cell may someday make vaccines more effective for seniors
A surprising new concept for boosting the power of flu vaccines might also boost future COVID-19 vaccinesCredit: Cincinnati Children's Many ...
Benefits of running first-in-human and vaccine studies in Australia – Novotech webinar
The leading Asia-Pacific biotech specialist CRO Novotech is collaborating with biotech and pharma news platform Endpoints News for a webinar about ...
Computational gene study suggests new pathway for COVID-19 inflammatory response
Credit: Jason Smith/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Analyses of lung fluid cells from COVID-19 patients conducted on the nation's fastest ...
Multiomics investigation revealing the characteristics of HIV-1-infected cells in vivo
Clues for the development of an "HIV-1 cure"Credit: ©SATO Kei For eradication of HIV-1 infection, it is important to elucidate ...
UArizona aims to provide rapid tests for those exposed to biothreats, such as COVID-19
Backed by a US Department of Defense contract for up to $9.5 million, the University of Arizona College of Medicine ...
NTU Singapore researchers speed up gold-standard COVID-19 diagnostic test
Portable test produces results in 36 minutes; works for dengue and other viruses as wellCredit: NTU Singapore Clinician-scientists at Nanyang ...
Studying COVID-19’s envelope protein
Credit: © KAUST; Xavier Pita Understanding any similarities between SARS and COVID-19 inflammation could help in a clinical setting. A ...