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Researchers Produce Alpaca Antibodies Using Yeast
Catherine Offord | Feb 13, 2018 | 2 min read
With multiple applications in biomedicine, the antibodies can now be made quickly, cheaply, and without the need for an alpaca or one of its relatives.
MERS Research Outpaced by Outbreaks
Amanda B. Keener | Jun 18, 2015 | 4 min read
Questions about the transmission and pathogenesis of Middle East respiratory syndrome remain as the coronavirus spreads.
Camels’ Role in MERS Contagion Questioned
Jenny Rood | Jan 15, 2015 | 1 min read
A study suggests that transmission of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus from camels to humans is poor.
The Year in Pathogens
Molly Sharlach | Dec 28, 2014 | 4 min read
Ebola, MERS, and enterovirus D68; polio eradication efforts; new regulations on potentially dangerous research
Airborne MERS?
Tracy Vence | Jul 22, 2014 | 2 min read
Researchers detect traces of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in the air of a barn housing an infected camel.
MERS Double Publication?
Jef Akst | Jun 11, 2014 | 3 min read
Two papers on the same Middle East respiratory syndrome victim hint at uncouth scientific competition and possible laboratory contamination, plus illuminate potential issues within the Saudi Arabian health ministry.
Toward Stopping MERS Spread
Tracy Vence | Apr 30, 2014 | 2 min read
Independent teams culture the Middle East respiratory system coronavirus and identify human antibodies that could inform therapies.
MERS Common in Camels
Rina Shaikh-Lesko | Feb 25, 2014 | 1 min read
Study suggests many camels in Saudi Arabia are infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus at some point in their lives.
Bats a Source of MERS?
Kate Yandell | Aug 23, 2013 | 2 min read
A fragment of viral RNA isolated from an Egyptian tomb bat matches viral RNA isolated from the first human victim of the novel coronavirus.