Date: September 11, 2020 Source: University of Texas at Austin Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: An antibody test for the virus that causes COVID-19 is more accurate and can handle a much larger number of donor samples at lower overall cost than standard antibody tests currently in use. In the near term, the test can be […]
Date: September 10, 2020 Source 1: University of Arizona Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Early interventions were effective at stamping out coronavirus infections before they spread, according to a new study. Combining virus genomics with epidemiologic simulations and travel records, the research shows that in both the United States and in Europe, sustained transmission networks became
Computer design of synthetic proteins is creating potent, stable antivirals that block infection at least as well as monoclonal antibodies Date: September 9, 2020 Source 1: University of Washington Health Sciences/UW Medicine Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Computer-designed miniproteins have now been shown to protect lab-grown human cells from SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The
