New studies underscore how coronaviruses frequently mix their genetic components — which could contribute to the rise of dangerous variants.
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COVID-19 vaccination. Everything you want to know about the various vaccins around.
Laboratory-grown meat has been stuck in the experimental stage. For it to become a commercially viable industry, tissue needs to be grown efficiently at scale.
Scientists initially estimated that 60 to 70 percent of the population needed to acquire resistance to the coronavirus to banish it.
Long before Moderna’s and Pfizer’s COVID-19 shots, scientists had been considering the use of genetically encoded vaccines in the fight against infectious diseases, cancer, and more.
The decision, which concerns the removal of a sugar molecule on the surface of cells in a line of domestic pigs, marks the first time an approval has been granted for both purposes simultaneously.
Why preventing hot spots of transmission is key to stopping the COVID-19 pandemic.
Long before Moderna’s and Pfizer’s COVID-19 shots, scientists had been considering the use of genetically encoded vaccines in the fight against infectious diseases, cancer, and more.
The so-called 614G mutation in the viral spike protein does not appear to cause more severe cases of COVID-19, but multiple studies indicate that it could be more contagious.
How to eliminate seed and plant lots commingled with non-authorized GM material