Am I immune to COVID-19 if I have antibodies?
If you have had COVID-19 already, are you protected from another bout of the illness? And is the presence of antibodies in your blood a guarantee of immunity?
William Petri, Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia •
conversation
June 12, 2020 • ~6 min
June 12, 2020 • ~6 min
Scientists tap the world's most powerful computers in the race to understand and stop the coronavirus
Scanning through billions of chemicals to find a few potential drugs for treating COVID-19 requires computers that harness together thousands of processors.
Jeremy Smith, Governor's Chair, Biophysics, University of Tennessee •
conversation
June 3, 2020 • ~9 min
June 3, 2020 • ~9 min
SMART researchers receive grant to develop rapid tests for Covid-19
Using engineered binder proteins to detect viral proteins or antibodies rather than RNA, new tests may overcome current challenges in testing for SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology •
mit
May 19, 2020 • ~9 min
May 19, 2020 • ~9 min
Diabetics break bones easily – new research is figuring out why their bones are so fragile
Researchers are starting to understand why the bones of diabetic people are more prone to fractures.
Lamya Karim, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth •
conversation
May 11, 2020 • ~7 min
May 11, 2020 • ~7 min
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