Category: Demystified

Image credit: “Petri dishes with cultures of bacteria grown on agar jelly.” by M. J. Richardson is under a CC BY-SA 2.0 License. This post was reviewed by Dr. Brett Finlay, one of our subject matter experts. This study was conducted by researchers from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The paper we’ll be demystifying … Continue reading The In-Crowd: SARS-CoV-2 vs. Your Microbiome

This post was reviewed by Dr. Jasmin Chahal, one of our subject matter experts. For the original article, please follow this link. TL;DR:  Compared to other coronaviruses (SARS-CoV and HCoV-NL63), SARS-CoV-2 spreads much more efficiently in a short time although all three coronaviruses use the same receptor to enter the cell and infect it. In … Continue reading Effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection in human airway cells

This post was reviewed by Dr. Zachary Benet, one of our subject matter experts. The paper we’re demystifying today can be found here, if you’d like to follow along. TL;DR BNT162b1 is an RNA-based vaccine against SARS-CoV-2. This Phase 1/2 clinical data is promising, because it shows that vaccination causes a strong antibody response, including neutralizing … Continue reading A Peek at Pfizer’s Vaccine Candidate

Image credit: "Fluorescent Led Ultraviolet" by sum+it is under the Pexels License This post was reviewed by E. Idil Temel, one of our subject matter experts. This study was conducted by researchers from Columbia University Irving Medical Center. The paper we’ll be demystifying can be found here, if you’d like to follow along! TL;DR: Researchers investigated … Continue reading UV Rays Zap Human Coronaviruses