What needs to go right to get a coronavirus vaccine in 12-18 months
Vaccine development is usually a long process. The coronavirus pandemic is forcing researchers to innovate and test potential vaccines faster than ever before.
Marcos E. García-Ojeda, Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Merced
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May 8, 2020 • ~10 min
May 8, 2020 • ~10 min
Tags: dna health coronavirus immune-system rna fda vaccines sars-cov-2 food-and-drug-administration immune-response coronavirus-vaccine immune clinical-trials
Your genes could determine whether the coronavirus puts you in the hospital – and we're starting to unravel which ones matter
Researchers from Oregon Health and Science University found that variations in genes that code for parts of the cellular alarm system might play a role in how well people fight off COVID-19.
Reid Thompson, Assistant Professor of Radiation Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University
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May 5, 2020 • ~6 min
May 5, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: genetics covid-19 coronavirus immune-system biology genes t-cells immune-cells disease viruses research-brief white-blood-cells immune cells computational-biology
What does 'recovered from coronavirus' mean? 4 questions answered about how some survive and what happens next
Officially, not that many people have recovered from the coronavirus. An epidemiologist explains what has to happen for a COVID-19 survivor to get a clean bill of health.
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