Sewer slime can hang on to SARS-CoV-2 RNA from wastewater
During the COVID-19 pandemic, monitoring the levels of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater entering treatment plants has been one way that researchers have gauged the disease's spread. But could the slimy microbial communities that line most sewer pipes aff.....»»
Imaging methods tested on SARS-CoV-2 protein improve 3D reconstructions of macromolecule
An international study led by the University Complutense of Madrid (UCM) proposed new computational image processing methods that improve the analysis and three-dimensional reconstruction of biological macromolecules......»»
Mystery of the nanobubbles solved
Water containing suspended nanobubbles is utilized in many biological and medical applications. For example, nanobubbles increase the efficiency of drug and gene delivery. Water containing oxygen nanobubbles is used in wastewater treatment, to promot.....»»
Double-duty catalyst generates hydrogen fuel while cleaning up wastewater
Hydrogen is a pollution-free energy source when it's extracted from water using sunlight instead of fossil fuels. But current strategies for 'splitting' or breaking apart water molecules with catalysts and light require the introduction of chemical a.....»»
Vaccine-induced antibodies may be less effective against several new SARS-CoV-2 variants
Researchers find that neutralizing antibodies raised by COVID-19 vaccines are not as effective at neutralizing some new, circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants......»»
SARS-CoV-2 jumped from bats to humans without much change, study finds
How much did SARS-CoV-2 need to change in order to adapt to its new human host? New research shows that since December 2019 and for the first 11 months of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, there has been very little 'important' genetic change observed in the.....»»
Viruses adapt to "language of human cells" to hijack protein synthesis
The first systematic study of its kind describes how human viruses including SARS-CoV-2 are better adapted to infecting certain types of tissues based on their ability to hijack cellular machinery and protein synthesis......»»
Persona 5 Royal Confidants and romance guide
There are a lot of people to hang out with in Persona 5 Royal. With our Confidants and romance guide, you can get face time with them all......»»
The molecular imaging behind COVID-19 breakthroughs
It's fair to say that before the COVID-19 pandemic, very few non-scientists could name a viral protein. But now, millions of people around the world can name the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, and a subset of those could probably even draw a good likeness.....»»
Serimmune launches new immune response mapping service for COVID-19
Immune intelligence startup Serimmune hopes to better understand the relationship between antibody epitopes (the parts of antigen molecules that bind to antibodies) and the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The company’s proprietary technology, originally develope.....»»
SARS-CoV-2 jumped from bats to humans without much change
How much did SARS-CoV-2 need to change in order to adapt to its new human host? In a research article published in the open access journal PLOS Biology Oscar MacLean, Spyros Lytras at the University of Glasgow, and colleagues, show that since Decembe.....»»
Sea-level rise drives wastewater leakage to coastal waters
When people think of sea level rise, they usually think of coastal erosion. However, recent computer modeling studies indicate that coastal wastewater infrastructure, which includes sewer lines and cesspools, is likely to flood with groundwater as se.....»»
Modified sponge could recover oil contaminants from Arctic waters
Researchers have developed a sustainable and economical way to recover oil from ultra-cold industrial wastewater and oil spills......»»
COVID-19 risk increases with airborne pollen, study finds
New research finds that when airborne pollen levels are higher, increased SARS-CoV-2 infection rates can be observed......»»
Study of coronavirus variants predicts virus evolving to escape current vaccines
A new study suggests current vaccines and monoclonal antibody therapies provide less neutralizing activity against the U.K. and South Africa variants of SARS-CoV-2......»»
Genomics study identifies routes of transmission of coronavirus in care homes
Genomic surveillance -- using information about genetic differences between virus samples -- can help identify how SARS-CoV-2 spreads in care home settings, whose residents are at particular risk, according to new research......»»
Researchers discover SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors
A research team of pharmacists at the University of Bonn has discovered two families of active substances that can block the replication of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The drug candidates are able to switch off the the key enzyme of the virus, the so.....»»
COVID-19 spread tracked via a rapid, large-scale early wastewater surveillance alert system
Detecting COVID-19 outbreaks before they spread could help contain the virus and curb new cases within a community. In a new study, researchers describe a mostly automated early alert system that uses high-throughput analysis of wastewater samples to.....»»
Could our immune system be why COVID-19 is so deadly?
By analyzing over 5,000 scientific studies to find those containing immune response data from patients, researchers show that SARS-CoV-2 has a unique tendency of halting the rise of specific cytokines in certain patients, when compared to other simil.....»»
SARS-CoV-2 mutations in competition
How dangerous are new mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 virus? Researchers have developed an approach that can accurately assess the transmissibility of new virus mutants......»»
First complete coronavirus model shows cooperation
Multiscale coarse-grained model of complete SARS-CoV-2 virion developed for first time using supercomputers. Cooperative motion of coronavirus spike protein simulations likely informative of how virus explores and detects ACE2 receptors of potential.....»»