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How important is sterilizing immunity in protection against SARS-CoV-2?

The authors discussed the underlying principles of sterilizing immunity and its importance in protecting individuals against SARS-CoV-2 reinfections during the COVID-19 pandemic.

26 Oct 2022

Omicron BA.4/BA.5 bivalent mRNA vaccine booster elicits similar neutralizing antibody responses to monovalent vaccine

Researchers analyzed the antibody response induced by the new bivalent mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in individuals who have been fully vaccinated with monovalent vaccines and those who have had breakthrough infection with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.4/BA.5 variants.

26 Oct 2022

Study reveals conserved and divergent host responses to infections with SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Researchers analyzed the phenotypes of the SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs), the molecular responses to infections from these VOCs, and the evolving virus-host interactions using a comparative genomic and proteomic approach.

26 Oct 2022

A review of emerging pediatric respiratory viruses

Respiratory viruses continue to be a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality.

26 Oct 2022

Applications of artificial intelligence in COVID-19 clinical response measures

Researchers reviewed existing literature on the use of AI in health care, to characterize the AI applications used in clinical applications during the COVID-19 pandemic, investigate the location, timing, and extent of AI use in healthcare, and examine the U.S. regulatory approval processes.

25 Oct 2022

The impact of existing and theoretical mutations on SARS-CoV-2 CD8+ T cell targets

Researchers evaluated the effect of mutations in SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern on CD8+ T cell responses.

25 Oct 2022

What is the efficacy of mulberry component Kuwanon C against COVID-19?

A recent study determined the underlying antiviral mechanism of KC associated with the inhibition of SARS-CoV-2.

24 Oct 2022

The Black Death may have influenced the evolution of genes involved in immune responses against pathogens

Researchers gathered empirical evidence that past pandemics due to infectious pathogens shaped the present-day susceptibility of humans to diseases, such as autoimmune diseases.

24 Oct 2022

Biochemical and structural evidence demonstrates Omicron mutations are better adapted to mouse ACE2 than to human ACE2

Researchers demonstrated the structural basis of how the receptor-binding domain nested Omicron mutations have adapted to mouse angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 rather than human ACE2.

22 Oct 2022

Butterfly wing pattern ground plan is manipulated by non-coding regulatory DNA, study says

Butterfly wing patterns have a basic plan to them, which is manipulated by non-coding regulatory DNA to create the diversity of wings seen in different species, according to new research.

21 Oct 2022

Competition may play important role in brain evolution, killifish study shows

In response to a high-competition environment, Trinidadian killifish evolve larger brains, increasing their fitness and survival rates, according to a new study in Ecology Letters by biologists at The University of Texas at Arlington.

20 Oct 2022

MTCH2 acts as a doorway for proteins into the mitochondrial membrane, study reveals

Mitochondria - the organelles responsible for energy production in human cells - were once free-living organisms that found their way into early eukaryotic cells over a billion years ago.

20 Oct 2022

Study identifies gene mutations that impact radiation resistance and sensitivity

A new Northwestern Medicine study identifies common and rare gene mutations that impact radiation resistance and sensitivity, an important step toward providing more individualized and effective radiotherapy for patients with cancer.

20 Oct 2022

Review of characteristics of human monkeypox

Researchers conducted a scoping review of available literature on monkeypox (MPX), in a new study.

20 Oct 2022

SARS-CoV-2 transmission from infected owner to pet rats

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron transmission from a symptomatically infected individual to two domestic rats.

19 Oct 2022

Differential effects of SARS-CoV-2 variants on children and adolescents

A recent Emerging Infectious Diseases journal study evaluated whether specific SARS-CoV-2 variants were linked with different clinical manifestations in children and adolescents.

19 Oct 2022

Rapid and robust pipeline for developing mRNA vaccines for future SARS-CoV-2 variants

A recent study under review at the journal Scientific Reports and currently available on the Research Square* preprint server reported the development of a robust pipeline for fabricating an mRNA vaccine portfolio to combat current and future coronavirus outbreaks, other infectious diseases, and cancer.

19 Oct 2022

Evolution News and Research

How important is sterilizing immunity in protection against SARS-CoV-2?

Omicron BA.4/BA.5 bivalent mRNA vaccine booster elicits similar neutralizing antibody responses to monovalent vaccine

Study reveals conserved and divergent host responses to infections with SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

A review of emerging pediatric respiratory viruses

Applications of artificial intelligence in COVID-19 clinical response measures

The impact of existing and theoretical mutations on SARS-CoV-2 CD8+ T cell targets

What is the efficacy of mulberry component Kuwanon C against COVID-19?

The Black Death may have influenced the evolution of genes involved in immune responses against pathogens

Biochemical and structural evidence demonstrates Omicron mutations are better adapted to mouse ACE2 than to human ACE2

Butterfly wing pattern ground plan is manipulated by non-coding regulatory DNA, study says

Competition may play important role in brain evolution, killifish study shows

MTCH2 acts as a doorway for proteins into the mitochondrial membrane, study reveals

Study identifies gene mutations that impact radiation resistance and sensitivity

Review of characteristics of human monkeypox

SARS-CoV-2 transmission from infected owner to pet rats

Differential effects of SARS-CoV-2 variants on children and adolescents

Rapid and robust pipeline for developing mRNA vaccines for future SARS-CoV-2 variants

Scientists develop a pseudovirus system to deep mutational scan the full SARS-CoV-2 spike

Scientists use enhanced environmental surveillance for poliovirus type 2 detection in London sewage samples

Scoping study of COVID-19 epidemiologic data and epidemiologic research relevant to pandemic management in the US

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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