SARS-CoV-2
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A single-shot vaccine for COVID-19
Some human testing begun, with phase 3 trials possible as soon as September.
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Scientists uncover SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell immunity in recovered COVID-19 and SARS patients
Singapore scientists uncover SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell immunity in recovered COVID-19 and SARS patients, and in uninfected individuals.
Invention
Researchers develop novel COVID-19 swabs to address global and local shortage
More than 40 million of the new NUS-designed, clinically-tested nasopharyngeal swabs are being produced in Singapore.
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Remdesivir shows early promise in the fight against COVID-19
Remdesivir potently inhibited SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19.
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Neurological complications of COVID-19 can include delirium, rare brain inflammation and stroke
Preliminary clinical data indicate that COVID-19 infection is associated with neurological and neuropsychiatric illness. Now a new study by the UCL and...
Robotics
A new robotic system that powerfully disinfects large surfaces in half an hour
A team from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), in collaboration with Ava Robotics and the Greater Boston Food Bank...
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COVID-19 might emerge from shuffling and selection of viral genes across different species
Understanding the origins of SARS-CoV-2 is critical for deterring future zoonosis, discovering new drugs, and developing a vaccine. According...
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How SARS-CoV-2 interact with a host cell?
Using single-cell RNA sequencing, scientists at the Yale School of Medicine (YSM) are learning single-cell RNA sequencing of infected human bronchial epithelial...
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First human trial of COVID-19 vaccine found to be safe and effective
The first COVID-19 vaccine called adenovirus type-5 (Ad5) vectored COVID-19 vaccine that underwent a phase 1 clinical trial found to be safe,...
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Mouthwash can halt the transmission of COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 is an enveloped virus, characterized by an outer lipid membrane derived from the host cell from which it buds.