When it comes to COVID tests, there are 2 main types – “PCR tests” and “antigen tests.” PCR tests look […]

Ever wonder how rapid antigen tests work? Firstly, Do NOT confuse this with an antibody test! Finding a viral antigen […]

If you heard about Pfizer’s new COVID *pill* and wondering what it is… it’s an inhibitor of the coronavirus main […]

Yesterday’s talk was for people like my dad who just want a brief overview. Today’s talk is for geeks like […]

For those who just want a quick-ish explanation with a bit of detail. If you want a long-ish explanation with […]

Classical “molecular tests” for “the coronavirus” (SARS-CoV-2), use what is called Reverse-Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR), to detect SARS-CoV-2’s genetic […]

Antibodies are little proteins that specifically bind viral parts, such as viral proteins, like the spike protein. When someone’s infected, […]

As promised, here’s part 2 of my talk on the coronavirus Spike (S) protein biochemistry. I go into cleavage sites, […]

I found I had more to say about Spike biochemistry, so here it is… Well, here the first part is. […]

I’ve been watching Olympic gymnastics which has me thinking about flexibility which has me thinking about the most inflexible amino […]