The center has received 139 submissions for disease modeling, encompassing 191 genetic variants. Half of our submissions are from individuals or programs not affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now monitoring the COVID-19 variant KP.3.1.1 as it edges close to KP.3. "The KP.3.1.1 variant is very similar to other circulating variants in ...

The newest COVID-19 variant isn't as scary as it seemed at first, and fall booster shots should protect against it and other variants circulating now, new data suggests. In a clinical trial, the ...

The unprecedented infectiousness of XBB.1.5 prompted renewed calls for public caution Friday from New York City health officials, who announced the latest omicron descendant, widely believed to be ...

KP.3.1.1 is still the dominant COVID-19 variant in the United States as it accounts for nearly 60% of positive cases, but the XEC variant is not far behind, recent Centers for Disease Control and ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The omicron variant appears to cause less severe disease than previous versions of the coronavirus, and the Pfizer vaccine seems to offer less defense against infection from it but ...

Sep 21, 2020 South San Francisco / CA / USA - Myriad headquarters in Silicon Valley; Myriad Genetics, Inc. is an American molecular diagnostic company UNITED STATES - APRIL 15, 2013: Lisa Schlager ...

Sequencing efforts have improved, but experts say there's a long way to go. This is a MedPage story. The only certain thing about the future of SARS-CoV-2 variants is that nothing is certain -- but ...

Looking to expand its legacy in metabolic conditions, Novo Nordisk has inked a multiyear research pact with Variant Bio to better understand the genetics underlying disease across diverse populations.

Estimates show the variant accounts for over 51% of all new cases nationwide. A highly contagious variant of the novel coronavirus that was initially identified in India is now the dominant strain in ...