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 […]
Date: August 21, 2020 Source 1: University of California – Davis Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Analysis of ACE2, the main receptor that SARS-CoV-2 uses to bind and enter cells, across 410 vertebrate species reveals that many are potentially susceptible to infection by the novel coronavirus. They include a number of endangered and threatened species, notably
Date: July 30, 2020 Source 1: Ruhr-University Bochum Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Researchers present a test that determines the amount of neutralizing antibodies within a short period of time. To determine immunity to Sars-Cov-2 and the effectiveness of potential vaccines, the amount of neutralising antibodies in the blood of recovered or vaccinated individuals must be
