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Scientists at New York City’s health department have begun to analyze the novel coronavirus’s genetic material to allow them to trace the origins of any...
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Single cell RNA sequencing identifies key nose cells as likely COVID-19 entry points
Study with Human Cell Atlas could help understand transmission of the virusTwo specific cell types in the nose have been identified as likely initial infection points for COVID-19 coronavirus. Scientists discovered that goblet and ciliated cells...
Read More »Researchers use single cell RNA sequencing to identify cells likely targeted by Covid-19 virus
Study finds specific cells in the lungs, nasal passages, and intestines that are more susceptible to infection. Researchers at MIT; the Ragon...
Read More »Theragen Etex develops sensitive RNA sequencing system to analyze COVID-19 RNA
Unlike the existing diagnostic kits that detect three genes from the Covid-19 virus, Theragen Etex’s newly developed system can reveal 30,000 ribonucleic acid sequences of Covid-19, the company said. SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible...
Read More »Direct RNA sequencing and early evolution of SARS-CoV-2
Fundamental aspects of SARS-CoV-2 biology remain to be described, having the potential to provide insight to the response effort for this high-priority pathogen. University of Melbourne researchers...
Read More »nference® launches first-in-class single cell RNA-sequencing resource to arm researchers fighting COVID-19 pandemic
– Developed in collaboration with Janssen, the Single Cell resource is being made available on the nferX® platform for free to academic researchers worldwide – – Announcement follows nference joining the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition, a private sector collaborative with Mayo ...
Read More »Uniform analysis of coronavirus and SARS-COV-2 nanopore direct RNA sequencing datasets
Researchers from the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) have launched a new database to advance the international research efforts studying COVID-19. The publicly-available, free-to-use resource (https://covid.crg.eu) can be used by researchers from around the world to study how different variations of the ...
Read More »Single-cell RNA-seq reveals the potential risk of different human organs vulnerable to 2019-nCoV infection
It has been known that, the novel Coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, which is considered similar to SARS-CoV and originated from Wuhan (China), invades human cells via the receptor angiotensin converting enzyme...
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