#Mutation

Girish Nadkarni, MD, MPH

girish_nadkarni

So grateful and excited for R01 funding from @NIDDKgov to study genetic and environmental modifiers of #APOL1 genotypes in racial and ethnic minorities. This grant especially is close to my

Dr. Angela Rasmussen

angie_rasmussen

A very small sample size, but Dr. MacCannell shows 2 important findings here: 1. B.1.1.7 variant may not be very common in the US and 2. PCR is not a

Tomas Pueyo

tomaspueyo

Again: NO COUNTRY HAS STOPPED THE VIRUS WITHOUT CONTROLLING ITS BORDERSOn June 25th, I alerted the EU that their internal border openings due on July 2nd were crazy. There would

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Dr. Anthony Fauci while working as head of the National institute of allergy and infectious diseases in the Obama administration oversaw gain of function research until @BarackObama banned it. 1/7

Simply Biochemistry

SimplyBiochem

1) THREAD - Why the new SARS-CoV-2 UK variant is NOT a new strain.Unfortunately the way this recent development has been reported has upset a lot in the scientific community.

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

After many months with little to suggest that SARS-CoV-2 was evolving to transmit more readily or evade immune responses, we are now concerning variants such as B.1.1.7 emerge and spread,

Emma Thomson

emcat1

1/7 This article reflects how scientific collaboration is working across international borders with online colleagues that are willing to share their expertise openly. Using the UK's genomic early warning system

Brian Cox, MD, MAS

Dr_Brian_Cox

Name the following tumor of neural crest origin: Is this a: Paraganglioma...showing the nested "zellballen" growth pattern with vascularized fibrous stroma. We use synapto/chromo/CD56 to highlight tumor cells. Sustentacular cells

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MackayIM

The world seemed to have a time in 2020 when it's message was unified: "flatten the curve".But with the benefit of hindsight, we should have been saying "crash the curve".

Deepti Gurdasani

dgurdasani1

Thread on the recent report on the possible risk of increased death associated with the new UK variant (B117)- with a discussion of the evidence around this, and what this

Theo Sanderson

theosanderson

Any info out on the 'new strain' in phylogenetic / AA mutation terms? https://twitter.com/The_Soup_Dragon/status/1338523634109992961 Wonder if there's any chance increased circulation could be driven by false-negatives in testin

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

1. In short, no.This is going to take a detailed thread to unpack.https://twitter.com/mattwridley/status/1270010444279877633 2. First, let's get the blog post out of the way. Ridley is speculating that the Asiatic

Dr Duncan Robertson

Dr_D_Robertson

Things are getting complicated with variants.The problem is that there are not one or two variants - there are many.A short thread on varaints and mutations. (Naming them after places

Thiyagarajan Maruthavanan (Rajan)

mtrajan

@morganhousel is one of the finest finance thinker & writer of our times. His ideas are like a magic wand for designing a good life. Every kid should know them

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

REINFECTION WARNING from the WHO. “We are now getting reports of people getting reinfected with a new variant—from (#B1351)—suggesting people who’ve had prior infection could get infected again.” says

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

BREAKING—Moderna just announced its experimental coronavirus vaccine is nearly 95% effective at preventing illness, including severe cases, in preliminary analysis. And of 11 observed severe cases, all were in the

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