The Mystery Of The False Start At The 5’ End Of SARS-CoV-2
This is the second in a series describing the role of the beginning and ends of the SARS-CoV-2 genome in the virus life cycle. I summarize what we know and point out what we need to know about these ends in order …
Study Shows Covid-19 Can Be Detected In A Single Asymptomatic Person Through Wastewater Surveillance
A new study from UC San Diego demonstrates that wastewater surveillance can detect Covid-19 in a single infected, asymptomatic person living or working in a multi-unit dwelling such as a university campus building. Wastewater surveillance can detect a case up to 3 to 4 …
Animal Reservoirs Of Covid-19 May Trigger New Rounds Of Human Disease
Cave Canum (et cattus quoque) New variants of SARS-CoV-2 are lurking below the streets of New York City. A recent paper by Smyth et al. extracted SARS-CoV-2 samples from fourteen wastewater treatment plants in the City. The team developed methods to detect mutations …
Decoding The Gordian Knots At The Ends Of The SARS-CoV-2 Genome
This is the first in a series describing the role of the beginning and ends of the SARS-CoV-2 genome in the virus life cycle. I summarize what we know and point out what we need to know about these ends in order …
How SARS-CoV-2 Evades And Suppresses The Immune System (Part 7)
This is the seventh article in a 15-part series called “Relevance of Immune Suppression by SARS-CoV-2 to Understanding and Controlling the Covid-19 Pandemic,” which will explore an underappreciated but highly significant aspect of SARS-CoV-2 replication. The ability of SARS-CoV-2 to delay, evade, …
How SARS-CoV-2 Evades And Suppresses The Immune System (Part 6)
This is the sixth article in a 15-part series called “Relevance of Immune Suppression by SARS-CoV-2 to Understanding and Controlling the Covid-19 Pandemic,” which will explore an underappreciated but highly significant aspect of SARS-CoV-2 replication. The ability of SARS-CoV-2 to delay, evade, …
How SARS-CoV-2 Evades And Suppresses The Immune System (Part 5)
This is the fifth article in a 15-part series called “Relevance of Immune Suppression by SARS-CoV-2 to Understanding and Controlling the Covid-19 Pandemic,” which will explore an underappreciated but highly significant aspect of SARS-CoV-2 replication. The ability of SARS-CoV-2 to delay, evade, …
How SARS-CoV-2 Evades And Suppresses The Immune System (Part 4)
This is the fourth article in a 15-part series called “Relevance of Immune Suppression by SARS-CoV-2 to Understanding and Controlling the Covid-19 Pandemic,” which will explore an underappreciated but highly significant aspect of SARS-CoV-2 replication. The ability of SARS-CoV-2 to delay, evade, …
How SARS-CoV-2 Evades And Suppresses The Immune System (Part 3)
This is the third article in a 15-part series called “Relevance of Immune Suppression by SARS-CoV-2 to Understanding and Controlling the Covid-19 Pandemic,” which will explore an underappreciated but highly significant aspect of SARS-CoV-2 replication. The ability of SARS-CoV-2 to delay, evade, …
How SARS-CoV-2 Evades And Suppresses The Immune System (Part 2)
This is the second article in a 15-part series called “Relevance of Immune Suppression by SARS-CoV-2 to Understanding and Controlling the Covid-19 Pandemic,” which will explore an underappreciated but highly significant aspect of SARS-CoV-2 replication. The ability of SARS-CoV-2 to delay, evade, …
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