Date: April 2, 2020 Source 1: University of British Columbia Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: An international team has found a trial drug that effectively blocks the cellular door SARS-CoV-2 uses to infect its hosts. An international team led by University of British Columbia researcher Dr. Josef Penninger has found a trial drug that effectively blocks […]
Date: March 26, 2020 Source 1: American Chemical Society Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: As scientists scramble to learn more about the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, two recent studies of the virus’ genome reached controversial conclusions: namely, that snakes are intermediate hosts of the new virus, and that a key coronavirus protein shares ‘uncanny similarities’ with an HIV-1
Date: March 30, 2020 Source 1: NYU Langone Health / NYU School of Medicine Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: An artificial intelligence tool accurately predicted which patients newly infected with the COVID-19 virus would go on to develop severe respiratory disease, a new study found. An artificial intelligence tool accurately predicted which patients newly infected with
