Skoltech scientists and their colleagues have looked at the genetic makeup of the dominant strain of the coronavirus, the delta variant, in Russia. According to them, just one…
If the omicron variant of the coronavirus is different enough from the original variant, it’s possible that existing vaccines won’t be as effective as…
Protein region on COVID’s viral spike senses temperature, drives seasonal mutation patterns. Not to pile on, but winter is coming and the COVID-19 pandemic is…
The emergence of COVID-19 variants such as delta and omicron have sent scientists scrambling to determine whether existing vaccinations and boosters are still effective against…
Center for Translational Antiviral Research Reports Novel Drug Class with Activity Against SARS-CoV-2 The COVID-19 pandemic and resurgence of infections by other respiratory RNA viruses…
A new variant named omicron (B.1.1.529) was reported by researchers in South Africa on November 24, 2021, and designated a “variant of concern” by the…
Researchers say the device can tell with 95% percent accuracy if someone has a virus, a significant improvement over current rapid tests. University of Central…
Vaccines are effective in decreasing hospitalization and deaths from COVID-19 infection but the emergence of viral variants of concern may diminish their efficacy. A study…
Since early in the COVID pandemic, the Network for Genomics Surveillance in South Africa has been monitoring changes in SARS-CoV-2. This was a valuable tool…
Researchers are working on new ways to cure COVID-19 infections, using molecules that bind to three-dimensional folds in the virus’s genetic material. Credit: Martina Zafferani,…
A new study has shown that the airborne transmission of COVID-19 is highly random and suggests that the two-meter (6 foot) rule was a number…
Laboratory testing at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today showed that recently discovered vials marked as “smallpox” contain vaccinia, the virus used…
Herpes’ commute into nervous system is aided by a sinister trick. Scientists discover how herpes kidnaps protein to infect the nervous system Opens a door…
New LJI research shows how a range of critical immune cells respond to SARS-CoV-2. New research shows how genetic variations linked to severe cases of…
Some ancestral rodents likely had repeated infections with SARS-like coronaviruses, leading them to acquire tolerance or resistance to the pathogens, according to new research publishing today…
Virtual reality (VR) technology enables scientists to create 3-D models of an object and then virtually go “inside” to look around to better understand its…
This second untreated person living with HIV showed no evidence of intact HIV genomes in more than 1.5 billion blood and tissue cells analyzed. Ragon…
New research from the US has shown that white-tailed deer are being infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans. Antibodies were found…
