08/17 News Flash 2: Spike Proteins Lead to Covid-19 Vaccine Development
Image courtesy of Flickr. Meet Spike. Spike is a protein found on the surface of the coronavirus that, in the past few months, has gained
Image courtesy of Flickr. Meet Spike. Spike is a protein found on the surface of the coronavirus that, in the past few months, has gained
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Results from a Phase 1/2 study of COVID-19 RNA vaccine candidate, BNT162b1, support its safety and immunogenicity. The observer-blinded study
Image courtesy of Flickr. With a wide range of symptoms and varying degrees of severity, COVID-19 can be epidemiologically difficult to track. The fact that
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. With the pandemic showing no signs of slowing down, testing for the virus has become increasingly important. To that end,
Art by Siena Cizdziel. With the fall semester just around the corner, universities have been scrambling to institute guidelines to prevent potential COVID-19 outbreaks. A
Art by Ryan Bose-Roy. Recently submitted for FDA Emergency Use Authorization, SalivaDirect is a promising diagnostic test for SARS-Cov-2 that allows for non-invasive sampling and
Image courtesy of Pikist. In the mad dash for COVID-19 antiviral treatments, one shortcut might help researchers avoid the typically long and expensive process of
Image courtesy of Needpix. COVID-19 has exposed the absence of effective antiviral treatment for human coronaviruses. The principal mechanism of infiltration for these RNA viruses
Image courtesy of Max Pixel. Scientists realized a few months ago that the body’s immune response to SARS-CoV-2 can be complex and unusual. Now, researchers
Image courtesy of Max Pixel. As the COVID-19 pandemic worsens in many countries, scientists are continuing to look for new methods of treating the respiratory