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A Second Receptor for SARS-CoV-2

Neuropilin-1 and SARS-CoV2
“To efficiently infect human cells, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is able to use a receptor called [MORE]

Sensor for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

SARS-CoV-2 RapidPlex
From medical engineers at Caltech: “. . . we propose an ultrasensitive and low-cost telemedicine platform − the SARS-CoV-2 [MORE]

Rapid Decay of Anti-COVID Antibodies

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Comparing SARS-CoV-1 to SARS-CoV-2, investigators at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine found a more rapid decay in SARS-CoV-2 IgG [MORE]

Lab-Made Mimic of SARS-CoV-2

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In order to engineer a virus that mimics SARS-CoV-2 without causing COVID-19’s severe symptoms, virologists at Washington University in [MORE]

Is SARS-CoV-2 Becoming More Infectious?

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As SARS-CoV-2 passes through millions of human genomes, selection pressure is evolving a sturdier spike protein that makes the virus [MORE]

A Breathalyzer for COVID-19

Canary COVID-19 breathalyzer
South African scientists will start field testing a breathalyzer that could become an inexpensive and rapid way to [MORE]

What Triggers a Cytokine Storm?

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It is now well established that SARS-CoV-2 targets the human ACE2 receptor to [MORE]

The Dark Side of COVID-19 Antibody Testing

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Here’s the rub; the world awaits an accurate diagnostic for COVID-19, but in the rush to meet the [MORE]

A COVID-19 Biobank

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Last February, when more than 100 Biogen representatives from around the world attended a conference, they unwittingly became a means [MORE]