#Sequencing

Dr Emma Hodcroft

firefoxx66

Is the new UK variant the same as the new South African variant (501Y.V2)?No.They both share the same mutation in spike: N501Y (N->Y at position 501). However, the 2 variants

Terkild Brink Buus

TerkildB

Running (EC)CITE-seq? #scRNAseqCan I use FACS staining protocol? Should #CITEseq Abs be used at saturating conc? Can I reduce staining volume? Does cell# at staining matter? How can I minimize

Unite against COVID-19

covid19nz

COVID-19 UpdateFour of these are at managed isolation facilities and one is the community case also related to managed isolation which we first reported on last night and which is

Karin Kosina

kyrah

Wondering why lockdown seems so much less effective this time around?“Because the graph really reflects two epidemics: one, shrinking fast, that’s caused by older variants of SARS-CoV-2, and a smaller,

Alina Chan

Ayjchan

Some people are super confused about RaTG13, one of the most closely related viruses to SARS-CoV-2, because of how sparse/disjointed its descriptions have been in interviews and papers. I'll try

Dr. Angela Rasmussen

angie_rasmussen

Hard agree. And if this is useful, let me share something that often gets omitted (not by @kakape).Variants always emerge, & are not good or bad, but expected. The challenge

Michael Mina

michaelmina_lab

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Not All Rapid Antigen Tests Are Equal!Please do NOT assume metrics same across tests Some work amazingly well to catch contagious virus. Some not If you hear

Dr Mike Galsworthy

mikegalsworthy

Good article. And so the “who won” spin battle begins.UK victories are cosmetic, however: “The EU appears to have secured a deal which allows it to retain nearly all of

Joshua H. Pollack

Joshua_Pollack

Let’s talk for a moment about the Biden administration’s deliberations on the Iran deal as presented in this @Reuters story.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-nuclear/u-s-may-weigh-baby-steps-to-revive-iran-nuclear-deal-idUSKBN

Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD

PeterHotez

1/5: Many thanks ⁦@EricaRHill⁩ ⁦@JohnBerman⁩ for hosting me on ⁦@NewDay⁩: I voiced strong opinions this AM on how to proceed regarding the emergence of the the SARS CoV2 variant B.1.1.7.

Dr. Rachel Glover 🇮🇲🧬

rachomics

Okey dokey, let’s get this thread on the road. We’re going to sequence the viral genomes of a bunch of COVID-19 positive controls (ie not infectious, just inactivated viral RNA).

Alina Chan

Ayjchan

tldr RaTG13, the virus most closely related to SARS-CoV-2 was discovered by the WIV in a bat cave in 2013 where 6 miners contracted a viral infection leading to severe

=NorthTX Yelak=

NorthTxMSG

The outside-in takeaway of #ASH20. Use your best available treatment early. According to Dr. @jmikhaelmd , the 1, 2 punch outcomes of initial and 1st relapse treatment are prognostic of

Jonathan Jacobs 🦠🧬🚀🕹

bioinformer

A short story about #bioinformatics, #genomics, bacterial reference #standards and the challenges and complexity of doing reproducible science. (Names changed to protect the innocent! )A thread... 1/ Dr. Amy discovers

Murad Banaji

muradbanaji

Mumbai #COVID19 update. The epidemic refuses to die away. The city is still generating about 500 cases daily. That's almost 5% of the national total, and despite many restrictions still

Kristian G. Andersen

K_G_Andersen

Interesting paper discussing the difficulty of rooting the SARS-CoV-2 tree - which is something we have been interested in too.Most analyses root on e.g., Hu-1, but it appears that e.g.,

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