In a recent study published in Lancet Microbe, researchers compare the potential of real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) genotyping assays with whole-genome sequencing ...
A new COVID-19 variant is quickly spreading across California. From the FLiRT variants to the latest COVID-19 strain, NB.1.8.1, several versions of the virus have emerged since the coronavirus ...
To help answer common vaccine questions, we consulted Dr. Stanley Perlman, a professor at the University of Iowa’s Carver College of Medicine and a member of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s ...
More than half of the U.S. population has received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. But based on a new scenario model by Johns Hopkins the next three months are crucial if we want to ...
The British government has announced a genome sequencing alliance made up of the country’s leading scientists and clinicians. The COVID-19 Genomics U.K. Consortium – COG-UK – comprised of the National ...
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian scientists said on Thursday they had developed a rapid genome sequencing method that would cut to within four hours the time taken to trace the source of coronavirus ...
Moderna on Tuesday released preliminary data indicating its vaccine is likely to hold up against several variants of concern, including the Delta variant, which is predicted to become the dominant ...