#ACE2

Roland Baker

RolandBakerIII

The new South African Strain has the identical N501Y mutation in the Spike protein as in seen recently in the UK and in Brazil. It also confers the ability to

Dr Emma Hodcroft

firefoxx66

As far as I know, the #SARSCoV2 variant identified by Hancock today is defined by a spike mutation at position 501 N->Y & a double-deletion at positions 69/70.You can see

Misanthrope Moose

Moose4Science

Alright motherfuckers, sit down because I'm in a mood and you're all gonna hear about it. Listen to me closely because I'm gonna say this once, and slowly.Vaccines are not

Julien Potet

julienpotet

1/ Short thread on #TMPRSS2, a cellular protease that plays a critical role for SARS-CoV-2 entry into host cells. #COVID19 Disclaimer: I have limited expertise in microbiology. If you notice

Alina Chan

Ayjchan

I was recently asked what I would like to see come out of SARS-CoV-2/covid origins investigations.I would like to know that, the next time a pandemic like this occurs, the

Billy Bostickson 🏴👁&👁 🆓

BillyBostickson

1. High Probability of serial passaging in Transgenic Mice expressing hACE2 in genesis of SARS-COV-2!2 papers:Human–viral molecular mimicryhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41420-020-00321-yMolecular Mimicryhttps://link.springer.com/articl

Amir Attaran

profamirattaran

The UK says it has detected a more infectious, faster-moving viral mutation. So why doesn’t Canada have a travel ban on the UK starting RIGHT NOW while this is investigated,

STEMtheBleeding

STEMthebleeding

I'm seeing a lot of people wondering why this vaccine doesn't work against variants, but the mRNA virus shows little to no reduced effectiveness. I thought I'd spend a few

Edward Nirenberg

ENirenberg

Hiya soCOVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are coming, and that's great! But you should be aware that the immune response they produce is somewhat intense (if they didn't do this they couldn't be

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION. Smoking long known to cause ED. Why should we care right now? Because #COVID19 causes vascular problems, experts worry about ED being a “likely consequence” among COVID

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R3TERNITY

https://academic.oup.com/function/article/1/1/zqaa003/5851680 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32510172/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7717147/ And voila!https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202101.0180/v1 SO many more

Dena Grayson, MD, PhD

DrDenaGrayson

WORRISOME: infections in the UK soar with mutant #coronavirus strain B.1.1.7 that appears to spread more easily between people.#B117 strain acquired 17 mutations *all at once* (including 8 in the

Mark F. McCarty

markfmccarty

@Covid19Crusher @jpkiekens @Ian56789 @gummibear737 How to Crush COVID-19 with Early Treatment SARS-CoV-2 gets into cells either via endosomes, or directly thru the plasma membrane. This requires fusion of the viral

Dr. Kiki Sanford

drkiki

Are there new strains of the COVID-19 virus being talked about? Yes.Before you get concerned, let's clear a couple of things up... Viruses are made of genetic material - DNA

Hensley Lab

SCOTTeHENSLEY

There has been recent discussion of how this influenza virus mouse study that I completed as a postdoc potentially relates to current SARS-CoV-2 evolution, so I thought I would write

Eric Topol

EricTopol

Does #SARSCoV2 directly infect @brain cells?A brief review of the evidence1. An exhaustive @TheLancetNeuro clinical review suggested this but w/ little supportive data https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(20)30221

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