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Now, in new research posted to the preprint server bioRxiv*, scientists use an experimental structure of the Spike RBD domain co-crystallized with part of the ACE2 receptor and several in silico methods to analyze the possible impacts of three amino acid replacements (Spike K417N, E484K, N501Y) concerning ACE2 binding.

2 cases of UK coronavirus variant reported in Kentucky The new variant raises the stakes for Kentucky’s vaccine rollout just as the federal government has promised more doses. More than 22 states have reported cases of the UK variant, with Kentucky being the latest. (Source: Houston Dept. of Health via CNN) By Brian Planalp | January 26, 2021 at 6:31 PM EST - Updated January 26 at 6:48 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX19) - Kentucky has two confirmed cases of the COVID-19 variant from the United...

Using more than 100,000 virus genome sequences uploaded in the GISAID database, researchers found around 9,000 mutations in the virus spike protein RBD.

Denmark's mink farmers are to be compensated after the country's entire herd of about 17 million mink were slaughtered in November amid fears the animals were passing a mutated strain of the coronavirus back to people.

The new variant, called 501Y.V2, raises critical questions – including whether current vaccines and treatments will still be effective.

A team of international scientists has recently developed a bispecific antibody that can bind two non-overlapping regions of the spike receptor-binding domain of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and completely prevent the viral-host interaction.

‘Drop in Covid-19 cases should not be attributed to vaccines’ roll out just yet’

New COVID-19 strains have been detected in the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil.

While hospitalizations and the number of new cases have declined, the number of deaths is still rising, topping more than 400,000 fatalities in the U.S. this week. Experts are concerned that the mutations of COVID-19 will make the disease more transmissible...