Press releases

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  One year of SARS-CoV-2 evolution

  Researchers published an in-depth look at the SARS-CoV-2 mutations that have taken place during the past year in the Journal of General Virology.

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  A new, 20-minute assay for COVID-19 diagnosis

  Researchers have developed a new test that can diagnose COVID-19 in just 20 minutes. The findings, published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology, show the rapid molecular test called N1-STOP-LAMP, is 100% accurate in diagnosing samples containing SARS-CoV-2 at high loads.

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  Immunity to coronaviruses: what do we know so far?

  A new review written by top UK virologists, discusses the findings from over 40 studies on coronavirus immunity and what they could mean for the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Repurposing public health systems to decode COVID-19

  Research published in the journal Microbial Genomics describes how national surveillance systems can be linked with the UK Biobank.

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