In the Netherlands, whole genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks on 16 mink farms has revealed virus transmission between human to mink, as well as from…
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Caption:The Pandemic Response CoLab recently announced the winners of its global “Re-imagining face coverings and PPE challenge.” Credit: MIT Three most promising PPE solutions selected…
Mutation is not expected to interfere with effectiveness of vaccines under development. A new study published in Science confirms that SARS-CoV-2 has mutated in a…
A COVID-19 care team at Michigan Medicine, the University of Michigan’s academic medical center, in spring 2020. Credit: University of Michigan Death, rehospitalization, and problems…
When activated by daylight, a new type of cotton face mask releases reactive oxygen species (ROS) that kill viruses and bacteria. Credit: Adapted from ACS…
Recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, prepare and practice for their initial drill evaluation on Peatross Parade Deck on Parris Island, S.C. Credit:…
Caption:With the global spread of Covid-19, medical mask production workers organize masks. A new NSF-funded project is developing a model to help manufacturers pivot and…
N95 Alternative TEAL respirator with sensors and flexible fit technology. Credit: Image courtesy of Giancarlo Traverso Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts Institute…
A schematic of UCLA’s cold atmospheric plasma device with an image of it in operation. Credit: Wirz Research Group, UCLA Using cold atmospheric plasma promises…
New findings published in PLOS Biology use “big data” approach. Results from a new Cleveland Clinic-led study suggest that melatonin, a hormone that regulates the…
The series of illustrations on this page are a schematic illustrating three ways that standard samples from COVID-19 clinical trials can be repurposed to assess…
Laboratory tests showed film containing silver-silica nanoparticles to be capable of eliminating 99.84% of SARS-CoV-2 particles after exposure for two minutes. Credit: Promaflex Laboratory tests…
Temple researchers have identified the first genome to transmit the coronavirus. In the field of molecular epidemiology, the worldwide scientific community has been sleuthing to…
Argonne computational resources supported the largest comprehensive analysis of COVID-19 genome sequences in the U.S. and helped corroborate growing evidence of a protein mutation. Before…
Cedrión, a company supported by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), has designed a disinfection system that could neutralize COVID-19 in just over ten…
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and University College London have found that some antibodies, created by the immune system during infection with common cold…
Interventions limiting superspreading may be particularly effective at controlling the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to an analysis of SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 superspreading events. Credit: Equinox…
A genetically edited form of a herpes simplex virus has outperformed a leading vaccine candidate in a study published November 6. Nebraska researchers Patricia Sollars…
Good uptake (8 out of 10 people) will likely be needed to achieve herd immunity through vaccination. Governments should consider incentivizing people to get a…
New research reveals that tinnitus, a common condition that causes the perception of noise in the ear and head, is being exacerbated by COVID-19 —…