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Optimism is associated with exceptional longevity in 2 epidemiologic ...
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Humanised animals, usually mice, have had their genomes altered to include a key human gene, in this case the entry receptor for certain SARS-related coronaviruses.
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BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 #NobelPrize in Chemistry with one half to David Baker “for computational protein design” and the other half jointly to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper “for protein structure prediction.” https://t.co/gYrdFFcD4T
Modern genetic techniques were instrumental for understanding the fundamentals of the virus and ascertaining where it spread. The first step was mapping the virus ’s genome—a more manageable task for a virus than for more complex organisms. The genome of every virus contains instructions for just a handful of proteins, and since viruses work by taki
... See moreNicholas A. Christakis • Apollo's Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live
Among the other proponents of gain-of-function research was one Anthony Fauci. In December 2011, he was the lead author—along with Dr. Francis Collins, the head of the NIH—of a Washington Post opinion piece headlined “A Flu Virus Risk Worth Taking.”