Despite pandemic, Newsom declines to boost local public health budgets — again

by rss feed | May 20, 2021 | News Feeds

In spite of a pandemic that has killed about 62,000 Californians — more than enough to pack Dodger Stadium — Gov. Gavin Newsom has again declined to boost the budgets of the state's underfunded and understaffed local public health departments.​ Read Original...

Could graphene oxide nanosheets be an effective SARS-CoV-2 antiviral in PPE?

by rss feed | May 20, 2021 | News Feeds

A new study has been published in Small, which has combined in silico and in vitro analysis to examine if graphene oxide (GO) sheets have an inhibitory effect against SARS‐CoV‐2 surface proteins. Read Original...

Bettersize Announces the Release of Powder Characteristics Guidebook

by rss feed | May 20, 2021 | News Feeds

As powder products become more complex, the need for detailed testing is becoming increasingly urgent. In May 2021, Bettersize raised the bar again with the release of a new guidebook on powder characteristics. Read Original...

A SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate based on B.1.351 spike trimer shows broad neutralizing capability

by rss feed | May 20, 2021 | News Feeds

Researchers tested the vaccine candidate in mice with up to three doses and found it produces high levels of antibodies against both SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and the original virus strain. Read Original...

Two new SARS-like coronaviruses described in Russian horseshoe bats

by rss feed | May 20, 2021 | News Feeds

Horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus sp.) are known reservoirs of zoonotic coronaviruses (CoVs). Over the last twenty years, viruses thought to have originated from these bats have given rise to two severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic outbreaks in humans:...