RNA elements that are found in the genomes of numerous representatives within the same virus family provide new opportunities to expand the repertoire of targets for the development of antiviral therapy.
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Scientists engineer a virus known to be be harmless to humans to stimulate an immune response against the coronavirus family in mice.
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Multifunctional nanomedicine: Developing smarter therapeutics
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Vaccine candidate against COVID-19 shows early promise
Potential vaccine against COVID-19 could begin human trials after FDA approval.
Computational models: A new tool for cancer research
Computational modelling enhances the multidisciplinary approach to understanding the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in cancer metastasis.
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With the current COVID-19 pandemic ongoing, we were curious how Wiley journals were publishing the latest research 100 years ago, when another, and worse, pandemic ravaged the world.
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