Month: June 2020

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The coronavirus zombifies human cells and causes them to sprout tentacles in order to spread around the body, scientists have discovered. A study led by the University of California saw researchers take microscopic images of this process, which they have described as 'so sinister'. Images show infected cells growing tentacle-like spikes, known as filopodia, which appear to be littered with viral particles. The researchers believe the disease uses the tentacles to 'surf' to healthy cells, where it injects its viral venom into them and creates more zombie cells.   Until now, researchers believed Covid infected like most other viruses - by latching onto healthy cells and turning them into copying machines. But, in people with healthy immune systems, the body can fight off the majority of the...

Wyandotte County issues order requiring people to wear face masks Mandate starts Tuesday at 5 p.m. Updated: 1:00 PM CDT Jun 27, 2020 Wyandotte County health officials issued a new order Saturday that will require residents to wear face masks in public spaces in order to slow and contain the spread of COVID-19.The mandate starts Tuesday at 5 p.m."We're seeing dramatically increased cases. We're seeing dramatically increased numbers of individuals seeking testing. The positivity rate of the testing is going up on the Kansas side of the state line in the last two weeks, which is extremely concerning to us," said county health officer Dr. Allen Greiner ...

The total number of Covid-19 infections may be six to 24 times greater than reported, according to a survey of blood samples in six areas across the country conducted by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The survey looked for Covid-19 antibodies in blood samples from commercial laboratories – which were collected for reasons unrelated to Covid-19, between March 23 and May 3 – in Connecticut, South Florida, the New York City metro area, Missouri, Utah and western Washington State. In Connecticut, the survey estimated that 5% of people had antibodies to Covid-19 between April 26 and May 3, which meant there were six times more cases than reported. In the New York City metro area, that number was 7% of people around late March – 12 times higher than the number of cases repor...

“It’s a lot more critical to identify where that drug is working, because ultimately you don't want to go blindly into a human trial or even an animal experiment,” says Jason Kindrachuk, a microbiologist at the University of Alberta who isn’t involved in the research. The approach is by no means a guarantee, but it’s a good way to generate leads that researchers can study more deeply. “All of this information is amazingly useful,” he says. The new UCSF-led research takes a slightly different approach. This time, they measured changes in an activity called phosphorylation, which plays a role in flicking cellular processes on and off: everything from how the cell grows and divides and dies to, yes, how it develops filopodia. The activity is managed by a type of protein called kinases. The ...