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Antigen tests

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020

The FDA recently approved a new type of coronavirus test, an ANTIGEN TEST. Do NOT confuse this with an ANTIBODY […]

Coronavirus protease inhibitors and the importance of structural biology

May 10, 2020May 31, 2025

This is the SARS-CoV-2 main protease (MPro). SARS-CoV-2 is the novel coronavirus responsible for causing the pandemic disease Covid-19. This […]

Коронавирусын тест хэрхэн ажилладаг вэ? (Mongolian)

May 10, 2020May 10, 2020

Thank you so much to our translator, who wishes to remain anonymous.

Neutralizing antibodies

May 5, 2020July 29, 2021

On some things I like to remain neutral, but I’m gonna go out and say it – neutralizing antibodies are […]

Coronavirus vaccine development and testing

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020

There are over 90 coronavirus vaccines in development, and people want to know which work best. I mean, who doesn’t […]

Ինչպե՞ս են աշխատում կորոնավիրուսի թեստերը։ (Armenian)

May 3, 2020May 3, 2020

Many thanks to my colleague Shushan Toneyan for these Armenian translations! Shushan is originally from Yerevan, Armenia and is currently […]

Vaccine types & the hunt for a coronavirus vaccine

May 3, 2020May 3, 2020

Covid-19 – the hunt for a vaccine, and some of the key candidates and strategies on the scene. When it […]

What makes soap so dope?

May 1, 2020January 3, 2021

Soap – howdya get so dope?! Answer: it has both positive and negative parts, you see, (we call this amphiphilicity) […]

Πόσο «καλό» είναι ένα τεστ κορονοϊού; Ευαισθησία, ειδικότητα, αξιοπιστία, και άλλοι δύσκολοι όροι γύρω από τα τεστ

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020

Πόσο εμπιστευόμαστε τα τεστ κατά του κορονοϊού; Υπάρχει τεράστια (έως και απελπιστική, σε πολλές χώρες) ανάγκη για τεστ, οπότε πολλές […]

Oxygen bleach – hydrogen peroxide, redox, and more

April 28, 2020October 20, 2021

There are 2 main types of bleach (chlorine bleach and oxygen bleach) and you shouldn’t ingest nor inject either type. […]

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