coronavirus
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Science
Artificial receptor made from coronavirus DNA opens new avenues for research
Effects of binding epitopes on receptor function. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08121-5 A team of microbiologists and virologists from Wuhan University, in collaboration with colleagues from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the University of Washington, and Humabs BioMed SA, have discovered that coronavirus DNA can be used to create receptors that can be attached to cell membranes. . Human or…
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Biology
Have we learned any lessons from the new coronavirus infection? UN summit considers plans for a healthy planet and humanity
Animals like bats can carry viruses that can be harmful to humans. The coronavirus and Ebola outbreaks have highlighted the harm posed to humans when we interfere too much with nature and come into contact with animals carrying unknown pathogens. At the COP16 biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia, experts and activists told world leaders that an estimated 7 million lives…
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Nanotechnology
Light-induced immunoassay can selectively detect coronavirus spike protein in five minutes
A low-power laser induces bubble formation and convection, moving the nanoparticles and accumulating them at assembly sites on the antibody-coated substrate, accelerating detection. Credit: Osaka Metropolitan University/CC BY 4.0 Just as moths are attracted to a flame, microbes can be navigated by light. Using this knowledge, researchers at the Research Institute for Light Acceleration Systems (RILACS), Osaka Metropolitan University, have…
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