CeSPIACE: A broad spectrum peptide inhibitor against variable SARS-CoV-2 spikes
SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, infects cells by binding its spike protein to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 ...
RFK Jr. Says Vaccinating Birds Against Avian Flu Will Create ‘Mutation Factories’
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed the worsening avian flu crisis, saying vaccinating birds turns them into “mutation factories.
Study shows widespread H5N1 bird flu infection in cattle
Scientists are sounding alarms about a genetic mutation that was recently identified in four dairy cow herds, nearly one year ...
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Bird flu detected in Oklahoma: State veterinarian explains risks
The state veterinarian with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ODAFF) answers questions people may ...
Bird flu-infected San Bernardino County dairy cows may have concerning new mutation
A new H5N1 bird flu mutation has appeared in a cluster of infected dairy cows. It's a genetic change that scientists say ...
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5 years into the pandemic, the COVID-19 virus keeps changing
The virus that causes COVID-19 continues to mutate. Scientists say that's likely to continue indefinitely, and the virus will ...
KERA News2d
Five years into the pandemic, the COVID-19 virus continues to mutate and evolve
Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the virus continues to spread around the globe as the virus continues to evolve. Scientists say that's likely to continue indefinitely, as the virus finds ...
Nature2d
Four ways COVID changed virology: lessons from the most sequenced virus of all time
The man’s case didn’t give rise to any widespread variant, but it gave Gupta, with his HIV evolution background, the idea ...
Mountain Journal2d
The Cost of Eggs? How Bird Flu is Impacting Greater Yellowstone
As much of the nation sees increasing poultry and egg prices, some are pointing to inflation and supply issues. But ...
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Parallel HIV-1 fitness landscapes shape viral dynamics in humans and macaques that develop broadly neutralizing antibodies
An effective HIV-1 vaccine must therefore elicit antibodies that can neutralize many variants of the virus. While broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) have been isolated from HIV-1 infected ...
Healio3d
Two more people potentially cured of HIV
Two more people have been potentially cured of HIV after receiving stem cell transplants to treat blood cancer or bone marrow ...
Cambridge Day6d
How the U.S. bird flu epidemic has taken flight, which pets are most at risk and what we can do
Where does our avian flu epidemic come from? Commercial, large-scale poultry farming and migrating birds squeezed into ...