A Virologist Explains Their Concerns About Coronavirus Variants
Spring has sprung, and there is a sense of relief in the air. After one year of lockdowns and social ...
Tag: Genomics
Pattern of Dominance: B.1.1.7 Variant 40-50 Percent More Transmissible, Spreading Rapidly in U.S.
The faster-spreading B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 first detected in the United Kingdom is quickly on its way to becoming the ...
Genomic Surveillance: Why We Need to Ramp Up Sequencing to End the Pandemic
“You can’t fix what you don’t measure” is a maxim in the business world. And it holds true in the ...
How the South African COVID-19 Variant Was Found
Variants of the coronavirus are appearing in different parts of the world, many of them spreading with alarming speed. One ...
SARS-CoV-2 Stem-Loop II Motif: Potential Target for Anti-viral Drugs
While the world awaits broad distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, researchers at Ohio University just published highly significant and timely results ...
What is the Spike Protein and Why Are Mutations On It Important?
The emergence of a new variant of coronavirus has sparked renewed interest in the part of the virus known as ...
Key Questions on New Variant of SARS-CoV-2 Answered by UK Genomics Researcher
A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, is thought to be driving increased transmission of the disease ...
Pipeline COVID-19 Vaccines Not Affected by ‘G-Strain’ Mutation
In a new study, researchers from the Dangerous Pathogens Team at CSIRO conclude vaccines currently under development for COVID-19 should ...
Understanding Evolutionary Dynamics of Influenza to Inform and Improve Vaccine Strain Selection
GRANT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is seeking proposals to support research to improve ...
Genome of Alexander Fleming’s Original Penicillin-Producing Mould Sequenced
Researchers have sequenced the genome of Alexander Fleming's penicillin mould for the first time and compared it to later versions. ...
The Role Nuclear-Related Techniques Play in Fighting Zoonotic Diseases
Nuclear-derived techniques, such as tests using real time reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), are important tools in the detection and ...
UK Merger Watchdog Releases Analysis of Past Acquisition Attempt of PacBio by Illumina
The UK Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) this week released an analysis of lessons learned from assessing the proposed acquisition ...
Rapid Reconstruction Method for Large RNA Virus Genomes During an Outbreak
In a new study published in Nature, research led by scientists at the Institute of Virology and Immunology (IVI) and ...
Sequencing the DNA of Patients Screened for Coronavirus Might Save Lives
Scientists should start sequencing the genomes of coronavirus patients. We should look for DNA differences between patients who are severely ...
DNA Synthesis Risk Reduction: New Report Outlines Framework for Global Safeguards
In 2019, the Nuclear Threat Initiative and the World Economic Forum organized an international expert Working Group on Preventing Illicit ...
Highly Sensitive Epigenomic Technology Combats Disease
In a recently published article in Nature Protocols, a team of researchers from Virginia Tech outline a new technology to help ...
Tracing the Ancestral Genome of The Plague
An international team of researchers has analyzed remains from ten archaeological sites in England, France, Germany, Russia, and Switzerland to ...
Mount Sinai Receives U.S. Military Contract to Identify Exposure to Weaponized Infectious Agents
Rapidly determining exposure to weaponized infectious agents, chemicals, or radiation is one of the greatest challenges of force protection and ...
NIST Wants Your Help Standardizing Genome Editing Terminology
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Genome Editing Consortium addresses the measurements and standards needed to increase confidence and ...
What’s the Right Way for Scientists to Edit Human Genes? 5 Essential Reads
Since scientists first figured out how to edit genes with precision using a technology called CRISPR, they’ve been grappling with ...
