2020 Year in Review: COVID-19, CRISPR and Immunotherapies Define the Year for the Life Sciences
XTalks
DECEMBER 24, 2020
SARS-CoV-2 is characterized by an outer surface speckled with spike proteins, giving it a crown-like appearance, hence the name “corona,” which is the Latin word for crown. The spike protein is critical for binding to ACE2 receptors on host cells — this interaction mediates the entry of the virus into cells. Vaccine Considerations.
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