The Scan

Mar 05, 2021

Letter Urges New Inquiry

In a letter, about two dozen researchers criticize the World Health Organization investigation into the origins of SARS-CoV-2 and call for a new inquiry, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Mar 05, 2021

Great Apes Get Shots, Too

National Geographic reports that nine great apes at the San Diego Zoo have been vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2.

Mar 05, 2021

Woodcock on Vaccines, More

Janet Woodcock, the acting commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, speaks with NPR about SARS-CoV-2 testing and vaccines in the US.

Mar 05, 2021

Science Paper Examines Molecular Contributors to Kidney Fibrosis

In Science this week: genetic study of kidney fibrosis implicates the SOX9-NAV3-YAP1 axis.

Mar 04, 2021

European Regulators Begin Review of Sputnik V

European regulators have begun a rolling review of Russia's Sputnik V SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, Reuters reports.

Mar 04, 2021

Irish Funding Agency Seeks Boost

Science reports that Science Foundation Ireland is seeking annual budget increases.

Mar 04, 2021

Lower Fees Sought

According to the Financial Times, a UK university group is pushing Elsevier to lower its journal fees.

Mar 04, 2021

Nature Papers Examine Peregrine Falcon Migration Patterns, Tool to Search Single-Cell Data

In Nature this week: satellite tracking and genome sequencing combination used to examine migration patterns of peregrine falcons, and more.

Mar 03, 2021

Keep It (Partly) Virtual

A survey by Nature finds that most researchers want scientific meetings to continue virtually or with a virtual component, even after the pandemic ends.

Mar 03, 2021

Proteomics of Severity

Certain blood proteins may be able to distinguish COVID-19 patients who will become critically ill from those who will not, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Mar 03, 2021

For Cross-Protection

Bloomberg reports that the B.1.351 SARS-CoV-2 viral variant could prompt the formulation of better vaccines.

Mar 03, 2021

Genome Biology Papers on Regulatory Element, Single-Cell Integration, Sequence Simulation Tools

In Genome Biology this week: algorithm to assess regulatory features, approach to integrate multiple single-cell RNA-seq datasets, and more.

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.

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