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02 May 2022

Coronavirus jams communication signals to immune cells in the gut

A computer model could help to reveal how some infectious diseases - including COVID-19 - trigger an overactive immune response in certain patients, which can drive inflammation and lead to serious complications or even death.
27 July 2021

Relaxing COVID-19 restrictions early could lead to vaccine resistance

The premature relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions could drive the evolution of new vaccine-resistant strains of coronavirus and put all unvaccinated individuals - particularly children - at increased risk, according to researchers at the Earlham Institute and the University of East Anglia.
01 March 2021

Could our immune system be why COVID-19 is so deadly?

Scientists at the Earlham Institute (EI) and the Quadram Institute study how the immune system responds to infection with SARS-CoV-2 and other similar respiratory viruses, in particular to identifying unique features in severely ill COVID-19 patients.
16 February 2021

ViralLink identifies key proteins in SARS-CoV-2-infected cells: workflow open to all

Bioinformatics researchers at the Earlham Institute (EI) and Quadram Institute (QIB) have today published a workflow to identify key proteins and interactions in cells infected with SARS-CoV-2.
26 January 2021

Strict lockdown measures must continue to stem the rise of more dangerous COVID-19 variants

Experts in evolution, virology, infectious disease and genomics at the Earlham Institute (EI), University of East Anglia (UEA) and University of Minnesota warn that, while governments are negotiating a ‘precarious balance’ between protecting the economy and preventing deaths, strong action now is the fastest way to end this pandemic.