4% patients with COVID-19 shed fecal viral RNA 10 months after diagnosis
Infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can cause a wide range of symptoms, some of which include headache, anosmia, vomiting, and...
Genomic
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Continual genomic surveillance in Africa provides insights into evolving SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers described how severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) genomic sequencing efforts in Africa...
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DNA analysis of tumors uncovers a ‘treasure trove’ of clues about the causes of cancer
DNA analysis of thousands of tumors from NHS patients has found a ‘treasure trove’ of clues about the causes of cancer, with genetic mutations providing...
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Study evaluates SARS-CoV-2 whole genome data from patients and staff in the VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers surveyed over 360 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients to characterize the severe acute respiratory...
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Novel methods for inferring the movement of brain cells during fetal development
The making of a human brain remains a mostly mysterious process that races from an embryonic neural tube to more than 100 billion interconnected neurons...
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Researchers develop and validate polygenic risk scores for six common diseases
A person’s risk of developing diseases such as type 2 diabetes or breast cancer may be influenced by thousands of genetic differences. Looking at a...
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Mutation-acquiring potential of coronaviruses and efficacies of current COVID-19 vaccines against parent and mutant strains of SARS-CoV-2
In a recent study published in Reviews in Medical Virology, researchers reviewed the antibody resistance exhibited by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants. Study:...
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RNA interference triggers that target SARS-CoV-2 genome
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines have played a critical role in reducing transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission. However, with...
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Genomic characterization of the circulating SARS-CoV-2 lineages in Papua New Guinea
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has infected around 2.7 million individuals and resulted in...
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Study explores role of APOBEC-mediated RNA editing in SARS-CoV-2 fitness
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an enveloped coronavirus with a single-stranded RNA genome. The SARS-CoV-2 exhibits moderate genetic variability, owing to...
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The transmission dynamics of key SARS-CoV-2 mutations revealed by subtyping in new study
Throughout the course of the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there have been several waves attributed to variants of the original Wuhan strain of...
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Novel Hendra virus variant detected in flying fox urine
In a recent study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers reported on the detection of a novel Hendra virus variant of genotype 2 (HeV-g2) in...