A hidden strategy: How SARS-CoV-2 uses fibrinogen to evade the immune system
As scientists, we often think we understand a virus—its structure, its tricks, the way it moves through the body. But every ...
Purdue University6mon
The key to fighting viruses: Understanding their structure is vital to unlock a healthy future for humanity
It’s the same when doctors, researchers and epidemiologists fight any virus: The physical structure of its molecules dictate ... Kuhn studies are becoming more of an outbreak risk. The SARS-CoV-2 ...
AI learns to 'speak' genetic 'dialect' for future SARS-CoV-2 mutation prediction
It's been five years since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. As SARS-CoV-2 shifts to endemic status, questions about ...
Brandeis University4y
SARS-CoV-2 Testing: Demystifying the Terminology
Many viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, contain an RNA genome, so they need to first be reverse-transcribed ... as well as the spike, a protruding structure that plays a role in helping the virus attach ...
Scientific American4y
Inside the Coronavirus
The Remarkable and Mysterious Coronavirus Genome The SARS-CoV-2 genome is a strand of RNA that is about 29,900 bases long--near the limit for RNA viruses. Influenza has about 13,500 bases ...
Computational drug discovery: Exploring natural products targeting SARS-CoV-2
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the urgent need for effective therapeutic agents against SARS-CoV-2. Although vaccines ...
The Scientist2y
COVID-19 Infections May Reshape Genetic Landscape
But it was long unclear whether RNA viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, perform a similar stunt, Wenbo Li, a biochemist at the University of Texas’ Health Science Center, tells The Scientist. Now, in a ...