A scientific detective story unearths how SARS-CoV-2 evolves new variants that evade antibodies Credit: Kevin McCarthy and Paul Duprex PITTSBURGH, Feb. 3, 2020 – In a...
Research solves longstanding problem and opens path for growing crops to produce industrially important high-value fatty acids Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY – Hundreds of...
Both vaccines appear to reduce the risk of developing COVID-19, and so could be approved later this year.
The E484K mutation has been found in the UK variant. Here's what it means.
New research findings correlate with clinical observations of more fetal abnormalities and other Zika-related health problems in late versus early pregnancy Credit: Photo courtesy of USF...
Stirred to action by the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine stalwarts mobilize new formats, accelerate development, and scale up manufacturing. The post The Sleeping Giants of Vaccine Production...
Immuneering uses bioinformatically tuned target identification and hit finding platforms to generate drug candidates that can tamp down aberrant signalling. The post Disease Cancelling Technology Emulates...
Where conventional mass spec struggles with sequencing and the recognition of isoforms and post-translational modifications, new technologies may shine. The post Proteomics Begins to Emerge from...
Credit: Centre for Existential Risk, Cambridge University During the summer of 2019, a global team of experts put their heads together to define the key questions...
A roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for Covid-19 includes research on long-lasting...
Researchers take a step in the development of genome editing technology. Credit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Researchers from Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University...
The virus is evolving and new strains are more transmissible. Will the vaccines work against these new variants? How can researchers stay ahead of the virus's...
Based on a reaction between yeast and the novel coronavirus, the test will rapidly detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in saliva and will be available by...
Multipronged BU research team finds 18 FDA-approved drugs that could halt coronavirus infection earlier Credit: Courtesy of Hekman, et al. What if scientists knew exactly what...
NVX-CoV2373 achieved 60% efficacy in a Phase IIb trial in South Africa, where that country’s escape variant of the virus (B.1.351, also known as 20H/501Y.V2) was...
Shares of Novavax spiked almost 27% in Thursday’s extended market session after the biotech company announced that its coronavirus vaccine showed to be 89.3% effective against...
Beijing Uses Anal Swabs To Detect COVID-19 Strains Just as the WHO acknowledges (in time for the start of the Biden Administration) that the high-cycle PCR...
When mixed with fluid from a nasal swab or blood sample, these protein sensors emit light within minutes. Credit: Ian Haydon/UW Medicine Institute for Protein Design...
Credit: Photo courtesy of Gilead. More effective antiviral treatments could be on the way after research from The University of Texas at Austin sheds new light...
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. – With cities around the globe locking down yet again amid soaring COVID-19 numbers, could seasonality be...
New LJI research gives detailed look at vulnerable sites on the novel coronavirus–beyond the receptor binding domain Credit: NIAID LA JOLLA–A new study led by scientists...
A new study from scientists at the University of Pittsburgh shows tiny vesicles released during respiratory viral infection are utilized as a nutrient source for secondary...
You need a new shot every year because current flu vaccines provide limited and temporary protection. But researchers' new strategy could mean a one-and-done influenza vaccine...
The director at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry is honored for his pioneering work in the field of gene transcription Credit: Irene Böttcher-Gajewski /...
Credit: Helmholtz Zentrum München Researchers have discovered a novel and druggable insulin inhibitory receptor, named inceptor. The latest study from Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, the Technical University...
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston have discovered what may...
Neutralising antibodies aren't the only game in town.
Viral infections and space travel similarly trigger inflammation and the enzymes APOBEC3C and ADAR1; developing ways to inhibit them may help lower cancer risk for both...
A biologist explains what proteins do in viruses, how they interact with human cells, how the vaccine delivers mRNA into the cell and how antibodies protect...
54gene, a U.S.- and Nigeria-based health technology company whose mission is to advance precision medicine capabilities in Africa, has unveiled its new genomics facility in Lagos...