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Omicron's molecular structure could help explain its global takeover

Multiple studies are revealing why the SARS-CoV-2 variant is so transmissible, but also seems to cause milder disease.

South African scientists copy Moderna’s COVID vaccine

Researchers at WHO’s technology transfer hub complete first step in a project aimed at building capacity for vaccine manufacturing in low- and middle-income countries.

Amy Maxmen
News 03 Feb 2022
Highly virulent HIV variant found circulating in Europe

The mutated strain is more severe and more transmissible — but drugs are still effective against it.

Giorgia Guglielmi
News 03 Feb 2022
Decade-long leukaemia remissions with persistence of CD4⁺ CAR T cells

Infusion of CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor T cells into two patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia resulted in complete tumour remission and persistence of the infused cells more than ten years later.

J. Joseph Melenhorst
Gregory M. Chen
Carl H. June
Article 02 Feb 2022
Daily briefing: T cells — an unsung defence against COVID-19

Why our ‘killer’ immune cells are so often overlooked, and what part they might play in protecting us from SARS-CoV-2. Plus, debunked posts about scientists endure on social media and exploring the need for an Omicron vaccine.

Flora Graham
Nature Briefing 31 Jan 2022
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South African scientists copy Moderna’s COVID vaccine
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Irreversible synthesis of an ultrastrong two-dimensional polymeric material

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