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Ralph Baric, 3 Other UNC Researchers Chosen for National Academy of Sciences Four UNC researchers, including leading coronavirus expert Ralph Baric, recently earned one of the most prestigious honors for scientists and engineers in the United States. The National Academy of Sciences inducted Baric, as well as Kerry Bloom, Joseph Kieber and Edward Salmon, into its ranks on April 26, announcing the quartet as part of an incoming class of 120 new members and 30 international members. The institution recognizes individual researchers each year for their achievements in science and contributions w...

New coronavirus variants are emerging across the globe: Everything we know CNET 2/17/2021 © Bloom Lab (https://jbloomlab.github.io/SARS-CoV-2-RBD_DMS/) Maps like these, produced by the Bloom lab at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, guide research on mutations. At significant sites in the RBD, the team analyzes how mutants change the binding affinity. Blue is increased affinity, red is decreased. The N501Y mutant is a deep blue, showing how this mutant has increased binding affinity to ACE2.  The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has constantly evolved since it was first detected in humans...

As South Africa temporarily halts the AstraZeneca vaccine​ out of concern it doesn't protect from variants, scientists are racing to understand how new variants will affect immunity.

The COVID-19 virus has been mutating since it was first discovered, but scientists are racing to understand how new variants like B.1.1.7 will affect immunity and vaccines.

Scientists are racing to understand how new coronavirus variants could affect immunity and vaccines.