Lead author Yufei Xiang holds of 3D printed model of nanobodies (purple) on top of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (gray). Credit: UPMC Researchers at the…
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Simulations based on a new model for the spread of epidemics show the decrease in infection rates as a result of social distancing. Credit: M.…
Specimens of the clover-like Medicago truncatula plant were each given an initial mixture of two strains of the nitrogen-fixing bacteria Ensifer meliloti to learn what…
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…
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…
SARS-CoV-2’s ability to infect cells relies on interactions between the viral spike protein (magenta) and the protein ACE2 (blue), which is present on the surface…
Cruciviruses are a hybrid form containing both RNA and DNA genomic material. Here, a single-stranded DNA virus (yellow) containing a Rep protein sequence, which directs…
Representative image of three-dimensional human lung alveolar organoid showing alveolar stem cell marker, HTII-280 (red) and SARS-CoV-2 entry protein, ACE2 (green). Credit: Jeonghwan Youk, Taewoo…
The number of virus strains present in each zip code in Houston during the second wave of COVID-19 cases in summer 2020. Number of strains…
Researchers say viral transmission risk is low, even when candies are handled by infected persons, but handwashing and disinfecting collected sweets reduces risk even further.…
Right wing of a cave nectar bat (Eonycteris spelaea) extended to show the forearm, plagiopatagium, and supplying vasculature. Credit: Zhu Feng, Duke-NUS Medical School Study…
Distribution of the velocity vectors through the middle of the classroom. Airflow within the room is driven by the air conditioning system. Credit: Khaled Talaat…
WUSCHEL proteins resist the viral invasion by inhibiting the protein assembly line of the plant stem cell. Credit: LIANG Yan, CHEN Lei Plants are able…
Scientists have estimated that the age of an individual does not indicate how likely they are to be infected by SARS-CoV-2. However, development of symptoms,…
One way CBD appears to reduce the “cytokine storm” that damages the lungs and kills many patients with COVID-19 is by enabling an increase in…
Canadian researchers create method to measure severity of the pandemic virus. When COVID-19 attacks, the immune system produces a cytokine, or protein, called Interleukin-6 (IL-6),…
There’s considerable risk that humans transmit SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to wildlife, according to a perspective article published in Mammal Review. Credit: Sophie…
One of the features distinguishing SARS-CoV-2 from its more pathogenic counterpart SARS-CoV is the presence of premature stop codons in its ORF3b gene. Here, we…
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (red) infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (yellow), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIAID…