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Vaccine effectiveness of a second mRNA COVID-19 vaccine booster among nursing home residents

Researchers compared the effectiveness of double booster SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccinations and single booster vaccinations among nursing home residents in the US.

3 Oct 2022

Structural analysis of monkeypox virus to guide the development of broad antiviral agents

In a new study, researchers explored the crystalline structure of the monkeypox (MPX) virus (MPXV) and the complex of VP39, a 2′-O-RNA methyltransferase (MTase) and sinefungin, a pan-MTase inhibitor.

30 Sep 2022

Research may lead to safer ways to care for patients impacted by blood clots

A nanoparticle therapy developed by investigators at University Hospitals (UH) and Case Western Reserve University targets overactive neutrophils, a specific kind of white blood cell, to prevent almost all types of blood clots while causing no increased risk for bleeding.

30 Sep 2022

What is the risk of Omicron infection in pregnant women?

In a new study, researchers evaluated the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnant women during the Omicron predominance period in the United Kingdom

30 Sep 2022

High-resolution pangenome dataset provides genetic insights into domestic and wild silkworm

BGI Genomics, in collaboration with Southwest University, the State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, and other partners, has constructed a high-resolution pangenome dataset representing almost the entire genomic content in a silkworm.

30 Sep 2022

DNA metagenomic analyses of clinical samples from Monkeypox virus-infected individuals

Researchers analyzed genomic sequences of MPXV obtained from 18 patients who contracted MPXV infection between June and July 2022.

30 Sep 2022

Pluripotent bat stem cells as a model to study novel viruses

Researchers generate induced pluripotent stem cells from bats using to establish bats as a novel in vivo model study species.

29 Sep 2022

Scientists develop a rapid, highly sensitive method for detection of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been shown to be an excellent means of understanding the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in communities.

29 Sep 2022

How a major COVID-19 outbreak occurred in a naïve and vaccinated population in Taiwan with a limited number of entry events

Researchers explored the SARS-CoV-2 genome using high-throughput genome sequencing to provide novel insights into how the novel SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.3.7 variant enters and spreads among the otherwise naïve Taiwanese population.

29 Sep 2022

Exploring remdesivir resistance in COVID-19-infected transplant recipients

In a new study, researchers assessed the remdesivir resistance developed in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-infected transplant recipients.

29 Sep 2022

Duration of infectiousness, predictors of ongoing individual infectiousness, and diagnostic tests for acute SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers explored SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern/interest (VOC/VOI) kinetics and variations among non-hospitalized acute COVID-19 patients.

29 Sep 2022

Significant humoral immune evasion contributes to the emergence and rapid spread of Arg346-mutated BA.4 and BA.5 sublineages

=Researchers measured the neutralizing titers of plasma samples against the SARS-CoV-2 new variant of concern Omicron's sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 with arginine (Arg)346 mutations.

29 Sep 2022

Research reveals how cancer-causing gene influences genetic variability in prostate cancer

Researchers from Barts Cancer Institute (BCI) at Queen Mary University of London, the Italian Institute for Genomic Medicine, and the University of Milan have identified a novel role for a cancer-causing gene in controlling an important genetic process that underpins genetic variation in prostate cancer.

27 Sep 2022

Transcription News and Research

Vaccine effectiveness of a second mRNA COVID-19 vaccine booster among nursing home residents

Structural analysis of monkeypox virus to guide the development of broad antiviral agents

Research may lead to safer ways to care for patients impacted by blood clots

What is the risk of Omicron infection in pregnant women?

High-resolution pangenome dataset provides genetic insights into domestic and wild silkworm

DNA metagenomic analyses of clinical samples from Monkeypox virus-infected individuals

Pluripotent bat stem cells as a model to study novel viruses

Scientists develop a rapid, highly sensitive method for detection of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater

How a major COVID-19 outbreak occurred in a naïve and vaccinated population in Taiwan with a limited number of entry events

Exploring remdesivir resistance in COVID-19-infected transplant recipients

Duration of infectiousness, predictors of ongoing individual infectiousness, and diagnostic tests for acute SARS-CoV-2 infection

Significant humoral immune evasion contributes to the emergence and rapid spread of Arg346-mutated BA.4 and BA.5 sublineages

Research reveals how cancer-causing gene influences genetic variability in prostate cancer

Observing SARS-CoV-2 Omicron reinfections with different sub-variants

What is the vaccine efficacy of repeated influenza vaccinations?

Association of self-reported chronic fatigue and retinal microcirculation in post-COVID-19 syndrome patients

Transplantation tolerance associated with conventional T cells’ susceptibility to Treg suppression

COVID-19 can cause long-term lung damage to children and teens

Advanced software tool uncovers new cancer-driving genes

Study investigates long-range RNA-RNA interactions of SARS-CoV-2

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Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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