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New biosensor may quickly detect novel coronavirus, say scientists
Jing Wang and his team at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Emp…
PTI
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Dr. Fauci has a stunningly simple way to explain how Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine differs from Pfizer's and Moderna's shots
All three of the COVID-19 shots authorized for use in the US train the body to recognize the corona…
Hilary Brueck
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Scientists from Australia and US develop new antiviral therapy with 99.99% efficacy against COVID-19
An international team of scientists, from Australia and the US, has developed an experimental direc…
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Beyond COVID-19 vaccines, mRNA's pioneers have big plans for using the technology against a range of diseases
The technology behind the first coronavirus vaccines could help treat a range of illnesses, includi…
Andrew Dunn
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Novel artificial enzymes could help 'kill' Covid virus: Study
Scientists have developed artificial enzymes programmed to target the genetic code of SARS-CoV-2 an…
PTI
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COVID: China is developing its own mRNA vaccine – and it's showing early promise
The mRNA vaccines initially generated high levels of protection against getting COVID. And while th…
PTI
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Coronavirus genetic material detected in air, unclear if it causes disease: Study
Although the sample size of the study was small, with fewer than 40 samples from 31 locations, the…
PTI
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Moderna's groundbreaking coronavirus vaccine was designed in just 2 days
The biotech company designed its vaccine, which is highly effective, over two days in January - bef…
Susie Neilson,Andrew Dunn,Ari…
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Scientists decode how Coronavirus interacts with proteins in human cells
They explained that a detailed understanding of these interactions will help identify the proce…
PTI
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The CEO of Moderna on the moment he first realized the company could make a COVID-19 vaccine
In a recent Andreessen Horowitz podcast, Stéphane Bancel discusses how mRNA works and why it's tran…
Jorge Conde, Hanne Winarsky, …
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The co-founder of BioNTech designed the coronavirus vaccine it made with Pfizer in just a few hours over a single day
BioNTech co-founder Ugur Sahin designed 10 different vaccine candidates over a single day in Januar…
Susie Neilson
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Virus-attacking cell molecule diminishes with age, may explain severe COVID-19 cases: Study
In the study, the scientists looked at the RNA sequence of two coronaviruses -- SARS, which surfac…
PTI
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The COVID vaccine was developed in record time thanks to mRNA. Pfizer's CEO says the technology should now be used on other viral diseases like the flu.
The COVID-19 vaccine was developed in just months thanks to mRNA. Now Pfizer says it's time to use …
Natasha Dailey
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Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine relies on a new, unproven technology. A diagram shows how it differs from other candidates.
Pfizer announced Monday that its mRNA vaccine, which relies on a snippet of the virus' genome, succ…
Aria Bendix
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How viruses like the coronavirus mutate
Coronavirus mutations can sound scary, but they're actually nothing to worry about. Some can even b…
Abby Tang,Clancy Morgan,Emily…
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A new COVID shot is more effective against current variants and may have fewer side effects
The FDA approved an updated COVID-19 vaccine from Novavax. The vaccine is more effective at protect…