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COVID-19 cases in summer 2020 was not as low as previously thought, new genome-based model suggests Many have attributed the low number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the summer of 2020 to hot weather or increased outdoor activities. But a new study from researchers in Germany suggests this might not have been the case. The results obtained from a genome-based computational pipeline called GInPipe use only time-stamped sequencing data, suggesting some European countries had a l...

Recent research published on the medRxiv* server has developed a portable, magnetofluidic cartridge platform, for automated PCR testing in <30 min, for rapid multiplexed screening of pathogens. A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine developed these cartridges for multiplexed detection of SARS-CoV-2 with distinctive variant mutations or with Influenza A and B.

Scientists find dramatic differences between ancient gut microbiomes and modern microbes Scientists are rapidly gathering evidence that variants of gut microbiomes, the collections of bacteria and other microbes in our digestive systems, may play harmful roles in diabetes and other diseases. Now Joslin Diabetes Center scientists have found dramatic differences between gut microbiomes from ancient North American peoples and modern microbiomes, offering new evidence on how these microbes may evol...

Researchers identify new immunotherapy treatment target for acute myeloid leukemia in children Researchers have identified a gene expressed in children with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that could serve as a new immunotherapy treatment target, according to a new study published today in Blood Advances, a journal of the American Society of Hematology. The study, co-authored by researchers with Nemours Childrens Health System, outlines the process and potential path for new immunotherapy drugs t...

A new SARS-CoV-2 variant (HMN.19B) has been identified in France New research published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s journal Emerging Infectious Diseases has confirmed the emergence of a new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant called HMN.19B from the viral clade 19B in France. The 19B viral clade — which includes the D614G variant — was prevalent in late 2019 but had since been rarely observed since early 2020 because of newer viral...

Murrieta (PRWEB) April 21, 2021 -- Murrieta Genomics, the launch pad for genomic sequencing startups, has announced that simplSEQ, an incubator company, has

The administration unveiled its planned distribution of federal funding from the American Rescue Plan directed at assisting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local governments in detecting and monitoring COVID-19 variants.   "Our ability to spot variants as they emerge and spread is vital, particularly as we aim to get ahead of dangerous variances, before they emerge as they are in the Midwest right now," Andy Slavitt, senior White House pandemic adviser, sai...

Antibodies produced from infection with SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 protect against other variants As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to claim thousands of lives daily around the world, the pathogen responsible for it, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), continues to undergo mutational changes. A recent paper in the journal Nature shows that while earlier lineages do not elicit antibodies capable of efficiently neutralizing the newly emerged Sout...

March 16, 2021 Genome sequencing is key to identifying variants but process is very slow and very expensive and states are falling short of goals. SHOW TRANSCRIPT Jamin Stuhr and his friends drove to Florida for spring break, but say they’re still keeping the pandemic on their minds. "I get how people can get confused or forget about COVID when you’re here, but we just try to remember it and stay safe" Stuhr said. “A little bit during the beginning of spring break here it got a little cra...

Highly transmissible coronavirus variant first found in California detected on UT campus A highly transmissible coronavirus strain first detected in California has been identified on the University of Texas campus, officials said Monday. This is the second coronavirus variant found on campus since a case of the United Kingdom variant was identified at the campus last month. In an email Monday sent out to the university community, officials said they had detected a case of the new variant and ...