coronavirus

Artificial receptors made from coronavirus DNA open up new avenues for research

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Artificial receptors made from coronavirus DNA open up 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 at Wuhan University, working with colleagues from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the University of Washington and Humabs BioMed SA, has found that it is possible to use coronavirus DNA to create receptors that can be added … Read more

How the coronavirus defeats the innate immune response

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How the coronavirus defeats the innate immune response

The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has an enzyme that can counteract a cell’s innate defense mechanism against viruses, explaining why it is more infectious than the previous SARS and MERS-causing viruses. The Kobe University discovery may point the way to the development of more effective drugs against this and possibly similar, future diseases. When a virus … Read more