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Mar 02, 2021

P.1 Re-infection Concerns

New analyses indicate the P.1 variant found in Brazil may be able to infect people who have already had COVID-19, the New York Times reports.

Mar 02, 2021

NIH Program to Address Structural Racism

The US National Institutes of Health has a new initiative to address structural racism in biomedical research.

Mar 02, 2021

Aiming for May

According to CNBC, Novavax's CEO says its vaccine could be authorized in the US as early as May.

Mar 02, 2021

PNAS Papers on Myelopathy GWAS in Japan, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, MRSA Methylation

In PNAS this week: GWAS of TLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis, analysis of twins with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and more.

Mar 01, 2021

And a Third

The New York Times reports that the US Food and Drug Administration has authorized Johnson & Johnson's SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.

Mar 01, 2021

More Details Wanted

Nature News writes that additional details about the UK plan for an agency to support high-risk, high-reward science are needed.

Mar 01, 2021

Glimpses of Viral Origins

The Wall Street Journal writes new studies are giving glimpses into the origins of SARS-CoV-2.

Mar 01, 2021

PLOS Papers on Plasmodium Falciparum Populations, Scabies Molecular Diagnostics, More

In PLOS this week: analysis of Plasmodium population structure, qPCR assay to diagnose scabies, and more.

Feb 26, 2021

Got Into the Lab Machines

Forbes reports that a structural biology lab at Oxford University studying the coronavirus was hacked.

Feb 26, 2021

Even Bigger

Politico reports that the NYPD DNA database has grown since it announced it would be removing profiles from it.

Feb 26, 2021

Not Going to Pay

Science reports that a Dutch research funding agency is combating a ransomware attack.

Feb 26, 2021

Science Papers Present Haplotype-Resolved Genomes, MiRNA-Linked Complex Tied to Ribosomal Protein Production

In Science this week: set of 64 haplotype assemblies from 32 individuals, and more.

Feb 25, 2021

To Keep Up

SARS-CoV-2 vaccine developers are evaluating further vaccine doses as well as modified doses to keep up with new viral variants, according to CNN.

Feb 25, 2021

On the Rise in the City

The New York Times reports that a new viral variant of concern has been identified in New York City.

Feb 25, 2021

Nature Studies Present Single-Cell Map of Cell Cycle, Approach Identifies Cancer Treatment Resistance Pathways, More

In Nature this week: spatiotemporally resolved map of the human cell cycle, folding single-cell RNA sequencing into cancer drug studies, and more.

Feb 24, 2021

Support for Another

CNN reports that a US Food and Drug Administration document says Johnson & Johnson's SARS-CoV-2 vaccine meets the requirements to receive an Emergency Use Authorization.

Feb 24, 2021

COVAX's First Shipment

According to BBC News, the global vaccine-sharing initiative has sent its first shipment, which arrived in Ghana this week.

Feb 24, 2021

New Prototype Test

Researchers in France are developing a new, fast test for SARS-CoV-2 that initial testing indicates may be highly accurate, the Guardian says.

Feb 24, 2021

Cell Studies on SARS-CoV-2 Spike Variant, Host Transcriptomes, Glioma-Infiltrating T Cells

In Cell this week: analysis of fitness patterns among SARS-CoV-2 isolates, single-cell transcriptome analysis of immune features in COVID-19, and more.

Feb 23, 2021

For Vaccine Variant Updates

Bloomberg reports that vaccine developers won't have to conduct large trials of updated vaccines or vaccine boosters aimed at new viral variants.

Feb 23, 2021

Concerns Over Variant Found in California

The SARS-CoV-2 variant uncovered in California may be more transmissible and partially evade vaccine-induced antibody response, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Feb 23, 2021

Global 'Force' to Track Viral Variants

Francis deSouza, the CEO of Illumina, calls for a global SARS-CoV-2 genomics surveillance network, according to the Financial Times.

Feb 23, 2021

PNAS Papers on Breast Cancer Immunotherapy, Histone Mutations, Mosquito Mapping

In PNAS this week: immunotherapy for hard-to-treat breast cancers, effects of oncogenic histone H3K36M mutations, and more.

Feb 22, 2021

'Glaring' Opening at FDA

The New York Times writes that the unfilled top spot at the US Food and Drug Administration is "glaring."

Feb 22, 2021

Boost to Surveillance

The Canadian COVID-19 Genomics Network aims to increase its genomic surveillance of emerging SARS-CoV-2 strains, the Canadian Press reports.

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