New insights into COVID-19 spike protein offer hope for universal vaccines
A team led by Jose Onuchic at Rice University and Paul Whitford at Northeastern University, both researchers at the National ...
Tag: Spike Protein
Innovative HIV vaccine approaches yield potential for broad protection against viral strains
A major challenge in developing a vaccine for HIV is that the virus mutates fast-;very fast. Although a person initially ...
New vaccine promises broad protection against SARS-CoV-2 and other sarbecoviruses
Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Wisconsin, USA, have developed a broad-spectrum vaccine that can ...
mRNA vaccines train T cells in waves, study shows
mRNA vaccines developed against the spike glycoprotein of severe acute respiratory syndrome type 2 coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), displayed remarkable efficiency in ...
Broad-spectrum neutralizing antibody mAb-39 targets conserved S2 epitope in SARS-CoV-2
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has caused serious damage to public health and the global economy, and one ...
Hybrid immunity's role in curbing COVID-19: Canadian study sheds light on vaccine-infection synergy
In a recent preprint* study posted to the medRxiv server, a team of researchers evaluated the impact of hybrid immunity ...
Decoding the twist: Coronavirus spike proteins reveal their intricate invasion dance
In a recent study published in the journal Nature, researchers use cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) in tandem with molecular dynamics simulation ...
How well do current vaccines hold up against new SARS-CoV-2 variants BA.2.86 and FLip?
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv preprint* server, researchers examine the neutralization of the recently identified severe acute ...
Latest updates on SARS-CoV-2 variants identified in the UK
Latest update UKHSA publishes latest BA.2.86 analysis in new technical briefing The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published SARS-CoV-2 ...
Unlocking ACE2: The enzyme that links COVID-19, heart disease, and diabetes
Within the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), which regulates blood volume, electrolyte balance, and systemic vascular resistance within the body, the angiotensin-converting ...
