School of Life and Environmental Sciences: Recent submissions
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Pathogenicity and transmissibility of a novel respirovirus isolated from a Malayan pangolin.
Published 2021The identification of SARS-CoV-2-like viruses in Malayan pangolins (Manis javanica) has focused attention on these endangered animals and the viruses they carry. We successfully isolated a novel respirovirus from the lungs ...Article -
LRRC15 suppresses SARS-CoV-2 infection and controls collagen production
Published 2021The coronavirus pandemic has given everyone in society an education on the harms of spread of respiratory illness. Young healthy athletes are far less likely to suffer severe adverse consequences of viral illnesses than ...Preprint -
Increasing the yield and cryosurvival of spermatozoa from rhinoceros ejaculates using the enzyme papain
Published 2021-11-25The preservation of rhinoceros semen is vital for captive breeding programs. While successful collection and cryopreservation of rhinoceros semen has been reported, the volume and quality of semen produced is often low due ...Dataset -
Assignment of Epidemiological Lineages in an Emerging Pandemic Using the Pangolin Tool
Published 2021The response of the global virus genomics community to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has been unprecedented, with significant advances made towards the 'real-time' generation and ...Article -
Elite athletes maintain peak performance after testing positive for SARS-CoV-2
Published 2021Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has to date resulted in more than 200 million cases and more than four million deaths. Following a few months of hiatus, as part of the initial response to the ...Article