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After months of preparation, Maine well positioned to find cases of COVID-19 variants The state partnered early with the world-renowned Jackson Laboratory to conduct genomic sequencing, which detects variants of the coronavirus. Share Advanced planning and a partnership with a world-renowned genetics lab put Maine in an enviable position to quickly detect when new and more contagious COVID-19 variants arrive. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday the state’s first case of the B.1.1.7 variant that was first detected in the United Kingdom, making Maine the 35...

Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 are generating viral variants that change the properties of the virus and affect the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19: The Vaccine Chapter with JAX on Feb. 17 COVID-19: The Vaccine Chapter with JAX on Feb. 17 ELLSWORTH – The Jackson Laboratory and Ellsworth Public Library are collaborating to present an online program for the local community titled “COVID-19: The Vaccine Chapter” on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. Jackson Lab President and CEO Edison Liu and Maine Cancer Genomics Initiative Medical Director Jens Rueter will be the speakers for this special event. They will discuss their views on the safety of the vaccine, its impact on the course of the pandemic and their predictions for 2021. At...

06 Feb 2021 A new APP knock-in mouse has hit the scene. Researchers led by Pascal Sanchez, Denali Therapeutics, San Francisco, California, described the details in a paper posted to bioRxiv on January 20. They humanized the Aβ sequence in the mouse APP gene and knocked in three familial Alzheimer’s disease mutations: Swedish, Arctic, and Austrian. TREM2 expression and cytokine concentrations spiked in brain tissue, microglia flocked to plaques, neurites swelled, and tau and neurofilament light collected in their cerebrospinal fluid. Notably, microglia surrounding plaques seemed distressed�...

A well-known Farmington developer is proposing a major 146-unit apartment development in the heart of the town’s medical district, a project that has the support of major area employers, including the nearby Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, UConn Health, Stanley Black & Decker and Carrier Global Corp. The project, which is garnering opposition from nearby residents, is expected to be discussed during a planning and zoning meeting Jan. 25, and would convert vacant land on Farmington Avenue -- across the street from Jackson Lab and behind a UConn Health building  -- into a 146-unit ...