Amaia Irizar
@iriliza.bsky.social
PhD Scientist. Interested in #DrugDiscovery #Toxicology #Chemicals #NAMs #MachineLearning #CellBiology #ImageAnalysis
Following news on climate, world politics, science and ongoing pandemic.
Following news on climate, world politics, science and ongoing pandemic.
Reposted by Amaia Irizar
responses
- Omicron's spike proteins tend to adopt a conformation that hides the key sites of the protein for neutralization
- Omicron's spike proteins are expressed at lower levels on viral particles, which means it's harder to target with antibodies
These issues are addressable.
- Omicron's spike proteins tend to adopt a conformation that hides the key sites of the protein for neutralization
- Omicron's spike proteins are expressed at lower levels on viral particles, which means it's harder to target with antibodies
These issues are addressable.
Framing the Imprint: Omicron and Original Antigenic Sin
Imprinting has been blamed as a key factor for the lackluster responses to the Omicron spike protein. In fact, the fault may be with Omicron itself (and we might be able to do things about that).
deplatformdisease.substack.com
May 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
responses
- Omicron's spike proteins tend to adopt a conformation that hides the key sites of the protein for neutralization
- Omicron's spike proteins are expressed at lower levels on viral particles, which means it's harder to target with antibodies
These issues are addressable.
- Omicron's spike proteins tend to adopt a conformation that hides the key sites of the protein for neutralization
- Omicron's spike proteins are expressed at lower levels on viral particles, which means it's harder to target with antibodies
These issues are addressable.
Reposted by Amaia Irizar
Ongoing @who.int pandemic situational reports www.who.int/emergencies/...
April 23, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Ongoing @who.int pandemic situational reports www.who.int/emergencies/...