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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Welcome to Mostly Microbes and Infectious Diseases. David Ojcius posts newspaper and journal articles in the broad field of microbiology.
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Neuroscientists isolate promising mini antibodies against COVID-19 from a llama
Researchers have isolated a set of promising nanobodies against #SARSCoV2 that were produced by a llama. Preliminary results suggest that...
David Ojcius
Dec 22, 20201 min read
Virtual special issue on the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
Virtual special issue on the novel #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 Articles on #COVID19 published in Microbes and Infection...
David Ojcius
Dec 17, 20201 min read
French President Macron tests positive for the coronavirus after showing symptoms
French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for the coronavirus & has mild symptoms. Macron will now self-isolate for the next 7...
David Ojcius
Dec 17, 20201 min read
Genetic Discovery Leads to Potential New COVID-19 Treatments
5 genes involved in antiviral immunity & lung #inflammation identified as associated with severe forms of #COVID19. IFNAR2, TYK2, OAS1,...
David Ojcius
Dec 12, 20201 min read
The Coronavirus, Bats and Us
They probably spread the #coronavirus that’s killing humans. We almost certainly spread the fungus that’s killing them. "Bat viruses...
David Ojcius
Dec 11, 20201 min read
Phytochemicals against SARS-CoV-2 as potential drug leads
The newly emerged #SARSCoV2 strains from the #coronavirus (CoV) family is causing one of the most disruptive pandemics of the past...
David Ojcius
Dec 10, 20201 min read
How the novel #coronavirus evolved
As the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 swept across the world and killed more than 1.5 million in the past year, it has mutated into several major...
David Ojcius
Dec 10, 20201 min read
Exploring algae and cyanobacteria as a promising natural source of antiviral drug against SARS-CoV-2
The present outburst of #coronavirus-associated (#SARSCoV2) acute respiratory disease coronavirus disease 19 (#COVID19) in December 2019...
David Ojcius
Dec 7, 20201 min read
12-minute video on COVID-19 and the coronavirus that is causing the current pandemic
The coronaviruses that circulate among humans are typically benign, and they cause about a quarter of all common cold illnesses. But...
David Ojcius
Nov 27, 20201 min read
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