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COVID-19 toolkit to boost vaccine development and research
Microscopy image of the fluorescent SARS-CoV-2 virus (in pink) engineered by Griffith University and University of Tartu researchers showing infected cells.
An international collaboration of researchers from Griffith University’s Menzies Health Institute Queensland, the University of Tartu, the University of Glasgow and the University of Dundee have developed a COVID-19 laboratory research toolkit for sharing with researchers across the globe.
Designed to expedite SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development, drug discovery and fundamental research, particularly in laboratories unaccustomed to working with coronaviruses, the toolkit includes:
DNA-launched, single plasmid SARS-CoV-2 reverse genetics system, derived from the original Wuhan-Hu-1 isolate. This genetic tool will allow researchers to make synthetic infectious coronaviruses using a specially constructed DNA plasmid that can be grown in bacteria and then used to m
In Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, Korea Tamed Covid Now Virus Creeps Back bloomberg.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bloomberg.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The sudden re-emergence of Covid-19 in places with the world’s best records for handling the pandemic is sending a discouraging message to health officials: Strategies to fully snuff out the virus don’t work as a long-term solution, and even the most successful places can never let down their guard. After more than 250 days without a single locally-transmitted coronavirus infection, Taiwan reported its first case since April on Tuesday, ending what was the world’s longest virus-free streak. On the same day, Thailand saw 427 new cases, a staggering jump for a country that as recently as September had gone 100 days without a domestic infection.