My last Bri*fing from the Bedroom
Today is my last Bri*fing from the bedroom. Next week it’s back to Bri*fings from the BENCH! After 2+ months […]
Οι διαφορετικοί τύποι εμβολίων και η κούρσα για το εμβόλιο κατά του κορονοϊού
Covid-19-η κούρσα για ένα εμβόλιο, και κάποιοι από τους βασικούς υποψήφιους παίκτες στο προσκήνιο. Όταν μιλάμε για ανοσία κατά του […]
Remdesivir, nucleotide/nucleoside analogs
Remdesivir – with coronavirus multiplying it does interfere! But how?! SARS-Cov-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, is a single-stranded […]
The coronavirus Spike protein
As epidemiologists look at the large scale, closely watching for when coronavirus cases spike, structural biologists look at the really […]
Различни типови на тестови за коронавирус (Macedonian)
Many thanks to Jovana Stojcheska for these Macedonian translations! Jovana is originally from Prilep, Macedonia, and is currently a high […]
mRNA vaccines
On May 18, Moderna released promising early data for their Covid-19 vaccine. It’s an mRNA vaccine – it gives a […]
Os diferentes tipos de teste para coronavírus (Brazilian Portuguese)
Many thanks to Fernanda Curvellano for these translations! Fernanda is from Belo Horizonte, Brazil and is currently a junior researcher […]
Adenoviral vectors – vaccines, gene therapy, & more
Could a virus that normally serves as a vehicle (vector) for delivering a cold be modified to “deliver” immunity? That’s […]
Tipovi vakcina i potraga za vakcinom na koronavirus (Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian)
Huge thanks to Andrej Doko, an undergraduate student of clinical biochemistry (medical laboratory science/diagnostic) at Bosnia’s University of Health Science […]
R₀ and the effective reproduction number
Confused by R₀? Fear not! The bumbling biochemist is here to try to explain. Also fear not if you didn’t […]
