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News & Views | 15 March 2023

Tracking SARS-CoV-2 variants and resources
- Bas B. Oude Munnink
- & Marion Koopmans
Nature Methods, 1-2
News & Views | 13 March 2023

Linking SARS-CoV-2 to the circadian clock
- Soumita Das
Nature Cell Biology 25, 373-374
News & Views | 13 March 2023

Live cells infected with Enterovirus A71 are specifically extruded from human colonoids

Nature Microbiology, 1-2

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24 March 2023 | Open Access

Isolation of phages infecting the abundant freshwater Actinobacteriota order ‘Ca. Nanopelagicales’
- Vinicius S. Kavagutti
- , Maria-Cecilia Chiriac
- & Markus Haber
The ISME Journal, 1-4
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24 March 2023 | Open Access

Predicting vaccine effectiveness against severe COVID-19 over time and against variants: a meta-analysis

In this study, the authors perform a meta-analysis of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness studies and compare observed protection against severe disease with model-based estimates of neutralising antibody titres. Their results show that SARS-CoV-2 antibody titres are predictive of protection against severe COVID-19 disease.
- Deborah Cromer
- , Megan Steain
- & Miles P. Davenport
Nature Communications 14, 1633
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23 March 2023 | Open Access

Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.75 clinical isolates

Omicron subvariants may differ in their replicative fitness and their potential to cause more severe disease. In this study, the authors characterized Omicron BA.2.75 in a hamster model and found that it replicates more efficiently in the lungs than BA.2 and BA.5.
- Ryuta Uraki
- , Shun Iida
- & Yoshihiro Kawaoka
Nature Communications 14, 1620
Research | 23 March 2023

SARS-CoV-2 restructures host chromatin architecture

Hi-C 3.0 and ChIP-seq show that SARS-CoV-2 infection alters the host cell 3D genome structure and epigenome.
- Ruoyu Wang
- , Joo-Hyung Lee
- & Wenbo Li
Nature Microbiology, 1-16
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22 March 2023 | Open Access

Binding and inactivation of human coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, onto purified clinoptilolite-tuff
- S. Nizet
- , J. Rieger
- & C. Tschegg
Scientific Reports 13, 4673
Research
22 March 2023 | Open Access

In vitro antiviral effect of ethanolic extracts from Azadirachta indica and Melia azedarach against goat lentivirus in colostrum and milk
- Ana Lidia Madeira de Sousa
- , Raymundo Rizaldo Pinheiro
- & Maria Fatima da Silva Teixeira
Scientific Reports 13, 4677

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Research Highlights | 22 March 2023

Chimeric protection to dengue

This study shows the development of a chimeric dengue virus bivalent vaccine that generated serotype-specific neutralizing antibodies in vivo.
- Agustina Taglialegna
Nature Reviews Microbiology, 1
News | 22 March 2023

How to make driverless cars safer — expose them to lots of dangerous drivers

A method to test and teach autonomous cars how to deal with dangerous situations, and a renewed interest in bats and how they deal with viruses.
- Nick Petrić Howe
- & Shamini Bundell
Nature
News | 22 March 2023

Viruses in sewage help to pinpoint typhoid hotspots

Targeting the virus that infects the disease-causing bacterium could be a cheap way to prioritize populations for vaccination campaigns.
- Smriti Mallapaty
Nature
News | 21 March 2023

COVID-origins study links raccoon dogs to Wuhan market: what scientists think

Some say the analysis supports the hypothesis that the virus that causes COVID-19 spilled over from an animal — but falls short of definitive proof.
- Smriti Mallapaty
Nature
Comments & Opinion | 21 March 2023

We need to keep an eye on avian influenza

Recent evidence of transmission of avian H5N1 viruses among mammals raises concerns about their pandemic potential. We need to increase our awareness and preparedness, and should also be thinking about safe farming practices to prevent the emergence of concerning pathogens in the future.
- Florian Krammer
- & Stacey Schultz-Cherry
Nature Reviews Immunology, 1-2
News | 21 March 2023

Bats live with dozens of nasty viruses — can studying them help stop pandemics?

Researchers are examining the weird immune systems of bats, hoping to help prevent the next outbreak.
- Smriti Mallapaty
Nature 615, 576-579

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Virology articles from across Nature Portfolio

Featured

Tracking SARS-CoV-2 variants and resources

Linking SARS-CoV-2 to the circadian clock

Live cells infected with Enterovirus A71 are specifically extruded from human colonoids

Latest Research and Reviews

Isolation of phages infecting the abundant freshwater Actinobacteriota order ‘Ca. Nanopelagicales’

Predicting vaccine effectiveness against severe COVID-19 over time and against variants: a meta-analysis

Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.75 clinical isolates

SARS-CoV-2 restructures host chromatin architecture

Binding and inactivation of human coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, onto purified clinoptilolite-tuff

In vitro antiviral effect of ethanolic extracts from Azadirachta indica and Melia azedarach against goat lentivirus in colostrum and milk

News and Comment

Chimeric protection to dengue

How to make driverless cars safer — expose them to lots of dangerous drivers

Viruses in sewage help to pinpoint typhoid hotspots

COVID-origins study links raccoon dogs to Wuhan market: what scientists think

We need to keep an eye on avian influenza

Bats live with dozens of nasty viruses — can studying them help stop pandemics?

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