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The emergence of coronavirus strains has triggered investigations on how and why the virus became more transmissible. Like all viruses, SARS-CoV-2 mutates in order to maximise its survival chances.

The emergence of several, more infectious strains of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has worried governments and scientists, who are ...

UC research team uses zebrafish to study a gene mutation that causes congenital scoliosis Popular in aquariums all over the world, the zebrafish is native to South Asia. But here in a Cincinnati Childrens laboratory, the freshwater variant plays a vital role in scientific discovery. The iconic stripes are eye-catching but its the transparency of zebrafish embryonic tissue which are most prized by researchers like Oriana Zinani, a fifth-year doctoral student in molecular developmental biology in...

Researchers identify genetic risk factors contributing to pneumonia susceptibility and severity Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and colleagues have identified genetic factors that increase the risk for developing pneumonia and its severe, life-threatening consequences. Their findings, published recently in the American Journal of Human Genetics, may aid efforts to identify patients with COVID-19 at greatest risk for pneumonia, and enable earlier interventions to prevent sev...

A new multi-institution study led by Fergus Couch, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic pathologist, provides more accurate estimates of breast cancer risk for U.S....

The scientists are now estimating how quickly they could reconfigure their ChAdOx vaccine platform

Researchers at the University of Michigan in the United States have cautioned against only using within-host minor genetic variations to resolve the genomic epidemiology of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Researchers in South Africa have conducted a study showing that the novel 501Y.V2 variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that has emerged in the country is able to escape the neutralizing antibodies that are elicited by previously circulating strains of the virus.

The Centers for Disease Control predicts that the new COVID-19 strain from the United Kingdom, B.1.1.7, will be the dominant Coronavirus strain in the U.S. by March. UNMC leading infectious disease expert Dr. James Lawler believes the mutated strain is already here in Nebraska.

Scientists find 2 species of human coronavirus that can evolve to evade immune system January 21, 2021 × The findings suggest that if SARS-CoV-2 evolves in the same way, current vaccines against the virus may become outdated A new study has found that two species of seasonal human coronavirus related to SARS-CoV-2 can evolve in certain proteins to evade recognition by the immune system. The findings of the study, published in the journal eLife, suggested that if SARS-CoV-2 evolves in the same...