Genomic characterization of SARS-CoV-2 gamma variant in Brazil
During the second coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) wave in Brazil, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) P.1 (Gamma) lineage has accounted for most...
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Computational analysis of the effect of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant spike protein mutations
In a recent study, researchers used computational structural biology methods to analyze the role of mutations in the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)...
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Researchers characterize vaccines for infectious bronchitis virus
A recent study posted to the Research Square* server characterized the genetic and immunological aspects of the infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) vaccines commercially used in...
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Study uncovers mechanism for insensitivity to key antimalarial drug in new pathogen variant
Malaria is one of the most dangerous infectious diseases. The causative pathogens are microorganisms of the genus Plasmodium. A particularly dangerous form of the disease...
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The impact of natural selection on sequence diversity in SARS-CoV-2
A recent genomic analysis presented in a recent bioRxiv* study demonstrates that the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) genome is under two distinct selective...
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Addition of left-handed chiral gold nanoparticles can enhance vaccine efficacy by more than 25%
Vaccines can be made over 25% more effective by adding left-handed chiral gold nanoparticles as adjuvants, according to a study by an international collaboration in...
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Researchers use unnatural amino acids to create fluorescent proteins for studying biological systems
Proteins are the molecular machines that make all living things hum. They stop deadly infections, heal cells, capture energy from the sun and so much...
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Mutational landscape of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant
New research published in the bioRxiv* preprint server suggests mutations on the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the Omicron variant exert indirect effects that reduce...
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A novel assay for the rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants
A study recently published on the medRxiv* preprint server discusses a new assay method designed by researchers to identify severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)...
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Arginine treatment enhances effectiveness of radiation therapy in cancer patients with brain metastases
Treatment with arginine, one of the amino-acid building blocks of proteins, enhanced the effectiveness of radiation therapy in cancer patients with brain metastases, in a...
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Understanding SARS-CoV-2-induced systemic amyloidosis
In a recent analysis, researchers investigated the formation of amyloid fibrils in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients and posted their results to the bioRxiv* preprint...
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Impact of truncated open reading frame 8 protein variants of SARS-CoV-2
A recent study published in the PeerJ journal identified unique truncated open reading frame 8 (ORF8) proteins among severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)...