#Replication

David Gorski, MD, PhD

gorskon

This is an example of "I'm provaccine, but..." with the "but" being "the disease isn't deadly" (a favorite antivax trope dating back to long before #COVID19) with a touch of

Ryan McNamara 🧬

Ryan_Mac_Phd

Virus fragments can exert pathogenic effects inside a host, but that's distinct from being infectious.To be infectious, a virus particle must be intact. This includes the virus genome and the

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ADavidHaleJoint

A little clarity on Trevor Lawrence’s situation... There are two issues at play: Is he contagious and is he healthy enough to practice & play. There is a set protocol

John West 🕯💙

JohnWest_JAWS

There is a whole load of misinformation out there on what a virus is - and I don't know enough about them.So I asked a virologist - a thread:"Live virus

Heather Urry

HeatherUrry

Psych Stats/Methods people: Tomorrow, hypothesis testing strikes back in my undergrad research methods class. Wanted to share some resources that I've found really helpful to talk about Bayesian hypothesis testing.

Greg

greg_scott84

TRUST THE EXPERTS1) Dr. Anthony Fauci re: PCR tests: "If you get a cycle threshold of 35 or more, the chances of it being replication competent are miniscule." 2) Forbes:

Lauring Lab

LauringLab

Been thinking more about this piece from @kakape this morning and have some thoughts to share. So thought I'd do a Xmas eve thread about SARS-CoV-2/COVID19 and immunocompromised hosts. (1/x)https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/12/uk-var

Colleen Huber, NMD

ColleenHuberNMD

PUZZLE:A patient came in with urinary frequency & urgency.Here is the urinalysis.What do you suspect as the underlying cause? (I will show the answer after a dozen or so replies.)

Billy Bostickson 🏴👁&👁 🆓

BillyBostickson

1. TMEM41B - SARS-COV-2 - EAST ASIANS?TMEM41B transmembrane protein is a critical factor for SARS-CoV-2 replicationhttps://www.news-medical.net/news/20201210/Study-TMEM41B-transmembrane-protein-is-a-critical-factor-for-SARS-CoV-2-replicatio

Gertrud Rey PhD (Trudy)

GertrudRey

Are viruses alive? The short answer is still no.In this month's blog post I take a break from coronaviruses to talk about giant viruses and their apparent potential to produce

alex rubinsteyn

iskander

Saw this paper by way of @apoorva_nyc: "Escape from neutralizing antibodies by SARS-CoV-2 spike protein variants"https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.07.21.214759v1.abstractMy instinct is to expect any preprint on this top

Chelsea Crooks

chelsea_crooks4

Excited to share my work to characterize African-lineage #Zika during pregnancy in NHP! Thread below with our primary findings:https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.11.30.405670v1.full.pdf+html First of all, these studies take a vil

Mark Rubin

RubinPsyc

***HARKing***A THREADHARKing stands for Hypothesizing After the Results are Known. It occurs when researchers present their post hoc hypotheses as if they are a priori hypotheses. Kerr (1998) wrote the

Mrs S

MRSS11224611

Do you understand how this new RNA vaccine works?I didn't think so.Because if you did there's no way in hell you would have it. Here's a nice layman's explanation from

Someone, Somewhere

CapobiaNB

Just bought a HEPA respirator to round out 2020, money well spent This is my proactive suggestionhttps://twitter.com/CapobiaNB/status/1329040450880147462?s=20 I think the biggest things we've learned so far are that this virus

Chris Kavanagh

C_Kavanagh

Chapter 2 of #ScienceFictions is ostensibly about the Replication Crisis but goes much further afield than psychology. The chapter offers a succinct case for why we are right to talk

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