Vietnam has discovered a new coronavirus variant that’s a hybrid of strains first found in India and the U.K., the…
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How SARS-CoV-2 evolved from a bat-to a human-adapted virus
New research published on the preprint server bioRxiv* performed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) genomic simulations to understand…
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Germany pulls virus ’emergency brake’ but not all on board
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday defended a fiercely-opposed new law imposing tough coronavirus restrictions across Germany including night curfews and…
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All-in-one test provides a promising solution for COVID-19 detection and mutational surveillance
A new type of COVID-19 testing strategy could help streamline the process of identifying cases, tracking variants and detecting co-infecting…
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Racial and ethnic minorities living in rural areas have greater risk for COVID-19 deaths
While Black, Hispanic, Latino, Indigenous, Asian and Pacific Islander people are more likely to die of COVID-19 than white people…
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Does COVID test positivity still matter? Vaccines are upending trusted virus metrics
About four out of every 10 Floridians have received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine—a shift in the…
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Numerous agents with anti-SARS-CoV-2 potential discovered with crystallographic screening
As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to spread globally, the need for effective antivirals becomes more urgent. To date, the…
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Does natural infection with SARS-CoV-2 offer more protection than a vaccine against new variants?
As the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic stretches on, vaccines have provided a gleam of hope. This is threatened…
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Researcher develops successful Zika virus vaccine in preclinical studies
UConn researcher Paulo Verardi, associate professor of pathobiology and veterinary science in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources,…
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Linear epitope mapping of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein
The spike protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been the primary target of many drug discovery…
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