High anti-FeLV SU antibody levels correlate with a regressive infection, complementing existing diagnostic tests. mdpi.com/1024798

While SARS-CoV 2 is evident in white-tailed deer 🦌, the virus hasn’t mutated. More info is key to understand impacts of the virus’ introduction to wildlife on ecosystems. We call on countries to: Encourage, Inform, Monitor, Share, Report LEARN MORE 👉oie.int/en/oie-stateme…

📖 READ | From hippos to hamsters: how #Covid is affecting creatures great and small🦠 Take a read as Margaret Hosie discusses #coronaviruses, how they mutate and jump between species in the The Guardian! theguardian.com/world/2021/dec…

Adding to yesterday's good day for T-cells against Omicron! :D Alessandro Sette Alba Grifoni Marion Koopmans, publications: https://pure.eur.nl Corine GeurtsvanKessel Bart Haagmans 🦠🐪 🤧 medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

This paper concludes with this key sentence: " Moreover, our work demonstrates that SARS-CoV-2 exhibits high antigenic and functional plasticity; further fundamental shifts in transmission and disease should be anticipated" i.e. expect Covid to keep adapting.

The hyper-transmissible SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant exhibits significant antigenic change, vaccine escape and a switch in cell entry mechanism medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

Great to see our study on the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 finally published! A big thank you to all our collaborators 👏 rdcu.be/cRahG @GroveLab MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research

Out now: SARS-CoV-2 Omicron is an immune escape variant with an altered cell entry pathway. By Brian Willett, Emma Thomson & colleagues. Emma Thomson CVR Bioinformatics #omicron Read it here: rdcu.be/cReRB nature.com/articles/s4156…

New research reveals how Omicron variant escapes immune response hdruk.ac.uk/?p=526459

Thank so much University of Glasgow and Glasgow Science Centre for a fantastic day at the PCR masterclass! Everyone from KHS had a great time and all of the staff were so helpful. The practical was great and a great intro to uni life #stem #biology #pcr

Today a group of S5 Higher Biologists enjoyed a PCR workshop ran by the Glasgow Science Centre. Pupils were treated to gel electrophoresis, PCR, some virus diagnostics and discussed DNA technology with a group of scientists 👩‍🔬 👨‍🔬 Hillhead High School

Day 3 of the Glasgow Science Centre and MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research PCR workshop at University of Glasgow . Learning about DNA structure and diagnosing viral diseases.

Risks for zoonotic spillover of Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) in Tanzania. Strong positive association between the reported history of raw milk consumption and human RVFV seropositivity...dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…

Additionally, research from Thomson Lab - Preparedness Group CVR & colleagues tested blood from vaccinated people to measure antibody neutralisation of emerging variants. Data show current boosters provide cross-protection against BA.2.86. doi.org/10.1016/S0140-…

📣 Delighted to share latest work by the MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research #Preparedness group, published in The Lancet. 📣 Omicron BA.2.86 cross-neutralising activity in community sera from the UK 1/3 thelancet.com/journals/lance…

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