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Mouthwashes could reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission, study shows

Date: August 10, 2020 Source 1: Ruhr-University Bochum Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Results from cell culture experiments show that commercially available preparations have an effect on Sars-Cov-2 viruses. Sars-Cov-2 viruses can be inactivated using certain commercially available mouthwashes. This was demonstrated in cell culture experiments by virologists from Ruhr-Universität Bochum together with colleagues from Jena, […]

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Activation of the SARS coronavirus 2 revealed

Infection researchers identify starting points for vaccine development and therapy Date: May 4, 2020 Source 1: Deutsches Primatenzentrum (DPZ)/German Primate Center Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: A viral spike protein mediates entry of SARS-CoV-2 into host cells and harbors an unusual activation sequence. This sequence is cleaved by the cellular enzyme furin and the cleavage is

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