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Macaques develop short-term immunity to SARS-CoV-2
Researchers experimenting on macaques reveal they were protected against reinfection up to a month after the initial exposure to SARS-CoV-2.
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Study identifies eight novel coronavirus replication terminators
Scientists reveal eight new molecules, five of which are already US FDA-approved, that can block the polymerase reaction SARS-CoV-2 uses to replicate its genome.
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Novel targeting peptide shows promise against COVID-19 cytokine storm
Experimental peptide combination TAT CARMIL1 reduced collagen degradation as a result of cytokine storm in ex vivo study.
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Researchers reveal how a key human anti-HIV antibody prevents infection
The team used cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to show how the 10E8 antibody interacts with the HIV’s fusion protein to neutralise the virus.
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Drug repurposing approaches to fast track development of new therapies for COVID-19
26 June 2020 | By Tecan
This webinar described the recent efforts to identify small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 disease.
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ebook: The researcher’s guide to measuring binding affinity
Learn why measuring binding affinity is key to helping you decide the next steps in your research and what technologies are available to measure it.
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Potential target to control T follicular helper cells identified
A new study shows how the Bcl6 protein can regulate T follicular helper cells, presenting a target for autoimmune and infectious diseases.
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Vaccine adjuvant provides long-lasting protection against HIV in monkeys
A vaccine adjuvant named 3M-052 was able to provide rhesus monkeys with protection against HIV for over a year, a new study reports.
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MMR vaccine could protect against COVID-19 sepsis, paper says
Researchers have suggested that the MMR live attenuated vaccine could be used to provide non-specific protection to patients against sepsis associated with COVID-19.
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Potential for Mycoplasma pneumoniae vaccine through lipoprotein removal, finds study
A new study has shown that effective and safe M. pneumoniae vaccine could be possible by removing certain lipoproteins from the bacteria.
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New genetically attenuated parasite gives hope for malaria vaccine
Using a genetically attenuated parasite (GAP) with a particular deleted gene, researchers have developed a new potential malaria vaccine that arrests at the late liver stage.
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“Potent” antibodies provide protection from COVID-19 in cell cultures, finds study
Newly discovered antibodies found in the blood of recovered COVID-19 patients could provide robust protection against SARS-CoV-2, say researchers.
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Whitepaper: Optimised homogenisation for virus studies
Best practices and optimised protocols with Precellys for high throughput sample preparation related to virus studies.
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Protease inhibitors could be highly effective against SARS-CoV-2
Researchers reveal the main protease (Mpro) of SARS-CoV-2 is highly sensitive to disruption, therefore Mpro inhibitors could be a potential COVID-19 therapeutic.
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Video: ESHG 2019 conference discussion panel: automated sample preparation
A result is only as good as the sample preparation that preceded it.
