Rockville, Md. - The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) announced today the 2023 recipients of its annual Advocacy Awards: Achievements
CONNOR BAMFORD, THE CONVERSATION
23 DECEMBER 2020
The emergence of a new variant of coronavirus has sparked renewed interest in the part of the virus known as the spike protein.
The new variant carries several peculiar changes to the spike protein when compared to other closely related variants – and that s one of the reasons why it s more concerning than other, harmless changes to the virus we have observed before. The new mutations may alter the biochemistry of the spike and could affect how transmissible the virus is.
The spike protein is also the basis of current COVID-19 vaccines, which seek to generate an immune response against it. But what exactly is the spike protein and why is it so important?
The emergence of a new variant of coronavirus has sparked renewed interest in the part of the virus known as the spike protein.
The new variant carries several peculiar changes to the spike protein when compared to other closely related variants – and that’s one of the reasons why it’s more concerning than other, harmless changes to the virus we have observed before. The new mutations may alter the biochemistry of the spike and could affect how transmissible the virus is.
The spike protein is also the basis of current COVID-19 vaccines, which seek to generate an immune response against it. But what exactly is the spike protein and why is it so important?