A particular mutation in one strain of the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus may have helped it infect more human cells and turn it into the dominant strain worldwide, new laboratory research shows.
Jun 15, 2020
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As researchers around the world search for safe and effective drug treatments and vaccines, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 appears to be very stable in terms of its genomic, or complete DNA, makeup.
May 12, 2020
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Statistics is often thought of as an abstract branch of mathematics that relies on complex theoretical models and equations; for the layperson, the applications of such abstract modeling is not always immediately apparent.
May 11, 2020
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The coronavirus' constant mutation is unlikely to have changes its potency or its contagiousness, disease experts say, despite recent research suggesting the emergence of a more virulent strain.
May 8, 2020
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Engineers and scientists led by Tufts University used a three-dimensional (3-D) human tissue culture model mimicking the components and conditions in the brain to demonstrate a possible causal relationship between sporadic ...
May 6, 2020
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A team of researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS and the Duke Human Vaccine Institute and Department of Surgery has found 14 mutations to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, one of which they ...
Following the coronavirus's spread through the population—and anticipating its next move—is an important part of the public health response to the new disease, especially since containment is our only defense so far.
Apr 27, 2020
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The recent emergence of the novel coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a spotlight on the risks that animals can pose to humans as the source of new viruses. The virus in question, known as SARS-CoV-2, has ...
Apr 14, 2020
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One of the biggest challenges facing scientists, public health experts, and society itself during the COVID-19 crisis is the need to develop an effective vaccine for the virus that causes the disease.
Apr 10, 2020
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Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center systematically investigated the DNA of more than 2,600 tumor samples from patients with 38 types of cancer to discover traces of viruses, which they found in 13 percent of ...
Feb 5, 2020
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