Researchers assemble first complete Y chromosome sequence

Researchers assemble first complete Y chromosome sequence

CREDIT: NIH/NHGRI An international research team has generated the first truly complete sequence of a human Y chromosome, the final human chromosome to be fully sequenced. The new sequence, which fills in gaps across more than 50% of the Y chromosome’s length,...
CDC weighs risk of BA.2.86 COVID-19 lineage

CDC weighs risk of BA.2.86 COVID-19 lineage

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued its initial risk assessment of the BA.2.86 SARS-CoV-2 lineage, which says tests and treatments will likely be effective and that updated vaccines will still be able to reduce severe disease and...
COVID-19 vax lowers severity, mortality post infection

COVID-19 vax lowers severity, mortality post infection

In one of the largest studies of its kind, researchers provide answers to whether COVID-19 vaccinations reduce sickness and mortality following infection with SARS-CoV-2. The study published in The Lancet Microbe found among individuals recently infected with...