The emergence and evolution of SARS-CoV-2

EC Holmes - Annual review of virology, 2024 - annualreviews.org
The origin of SARS-CoV-2 has evoked heated debate and strong accusations, yet
seemingly little resolution. I review the scientific evidence on the origin of SARS-CoV-2 and …

Molecular determinants of cross-species transmission in emerging viral infections

A Wickenhagen, S van Tol… - … and Molecular Biology …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Several examples of high-impact cross-species transmission of newly emerging or re-
emerging bat-borne viruses, such as Sudan virus, Nipah virus, and severe acute respiratory …

Vaccine-mediated protection against Merbecovirus and Sarbecovirus challenge in mice

DR Martinez, A Schäfer, TD Gavitt, ML Mallory, E Lee… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
The emergence of three highly pathogenic human coronaviruses—severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) in 2003, Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome (MERS) …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic loci regulate Sarbecovirus pathogenesis: A comparison across mice and humans

A Schäfer, LE Gralinski, SR Leist, BK Hampton… - Virus Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Coronavirus (CoV) cause considerable morbidity and mortality in humans and other
mammals, as evidenced by the emergence of Severe Acute Respiratory CoV (SARS-CoV) in …

Will releasing the weights of large language models grant widespread access to pandemic agents?

A Gopal, N Helm-Burger, L Justen, EH Soice… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Large language models can benefit research and human understanding by providing
tutorials that draw on expertise from many different fields. A properly safeguarded model will …

Hybrid immunity to SARS-CoV-2 arises from serological recall of IgG antibodies distinctly imprinted by infection or vaccination

WN Voss, MA Mallory, PO Byrne, JM Marchioni… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
We used plasma IgG proteomics to study the molecular composition and temporal durability
of polyclonal IgG antibodies triggered by ancestral SARS-CoV-2 infection, vaccination, or …

A system capable of verifiably and privately screening global DNA synthesis

C Baum, J Berlips, W Chen, H Cui, I Damgard… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Printing custom DNA sequences is essential to scientific and biomedical research, but the
technology can be used to manufacture plagues as well as cures. Just as ink printers …

[HTML][HTML] Broadly neutralizing antibody induction by non-stabilized SARS-CoV-2 Spike mRNA vaccination in nonhuman primates

RD Malewana, V Stalls, A May, X Lu, DR Martinez… - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Immunization with mRNA or viral vectors encoding spike with diproline substitutions (S-2P)
has provided protective immunity against severe COVID-19 disease. How immunization with …

[HTML][HTML] A Comparative Experimental and Computational Study on the Nature of the Pangolin-CoV and COVID-19 Omicron

L Wei, L Song, AK Dunker, JA Foster… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The relationship between pangolin-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 has been a subject of debate.
Further evidence of a special relationship between the two viruses can be found by the fact …

Epistasis between N-terminal and receptor-binding domains drives cell entry in a bat coronavirus spike

AL Tse, CM Acreman, I Ricardo-Lax, J Berrigan… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Understanding the zoonotic risks posed by bat coronaviruses (CoVs) is critical for pandemic
preparedness. Herein, we generated recombinant vesicular stomatitis viruses (rVSVs) …