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Coronavirus ‘breakthrough’: US scientists announce creation of atomic map of virus
AFP ^
| 02/19/2020
| AFP
Posted on 02/19/2020 11:34:15 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
US scientists announced Wednesday they had created the first 3D atomic scale map of the part of the novel coronavirus that attaches to and infects human cells, a critical step toward developing vaccine and treatments.
It came as the death toll from the COVID-19 virus jumped past 2,000, almost all of them in mainland China where 74,185 cases of infection have been confirmed since it first emerged in late December.
The team from the University of Texas at Austin and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) first studied the genetic code of the virus made publicly available by Chinese researchers, and used it to develop a stabilised sample of a key part called the spike protein.
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If the virus doesn't mutate, a vaccine will be coming. Still likely a year away because of clinical testing.
BTW, Go Longhorns!
To: SpeedyInTexas; neverdem; ProtectOurFreedom; Mother Abigail; EBH; vetvetdoug; Smokin' Joe; ...
Bring Out Your Dead
Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.
The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.
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posted on
02/19/2020 11:39:51 AM PST
by
null and void
(By the pricking of my lungs, Something wicked this way comes ...)
To: SpeedyInTexas
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posted on
02/19/2020 11:41:46 AM PST
by
SpeedyInTexas
(Localization, not Globalization)
To: SpeedyInTexas
nice but it has mutated at least once
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posted on
02/19/2020 11:42:20 AM PST
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
To: SpeedyInTexas
they had created the first 3D atomic scale map of the part of the novel coronavirus that attaches to and infects human cells Wow, amazing how quickly they can start from scratch and do that! Don't have a clue what's involved, but it sounds veeeery complicated.
To: LibWhacker
What’s faster, how quickly Americans can create a vaccine or how quickly the Chinese can steal it?
To: Oshkalaboomboom
Ha! I’m guessing the latter.
To: Oshkalaboomboom
The Americans will need Chinese made ingredients to manufacture the vaccine.
That is crazy.
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02/19/2020 12:05:36 PM PST
by
MattMusson
(Sometimes the wind blows too much)
To: SpeedyInTexas
California lab says it discovered Coronavirus vaccine in 3 hours.
Posted on 2/14/2020
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3816512/posts
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02/19/2020 12:08:32 PM PST
by
urtax$@work
(The only kind of memorial is a Burning memorial !)
To: SpeedyInTexas
The bad news that it takes a atomic weapon to cure it.
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posted on
02/19/2020 12:16:19 PM PST
by
Beagle8U
(Did Eric Ciaramella kill Epstein? He didn't kill himself.)
To: null and void
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posted on
02/19/2020 12:42:01 PM PST
by
teeman8r
(Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world)
To: SpeedyInTexas
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02/19/2020 1:18:45 PM PST
by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
To: SpeedyInTexas
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02/19/2020 1:39:32 PM PST
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texas booster
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