• A distinct ssDNA/RNA binding interface in the Nsp9 protein from SARS_CoV_2 

      El_Kamand, Serene; Du Plessis, Mar_Dean; Breen, Natasha; Johnson, Lexie; Beard, Samuel; Kwan, Ann H.; Richard, Derek J.; Cubeddu, Liza; Gamsjaeger, Roland
      Published 2021
      Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel, highly infectious RNA virus that belongs to the coronavirus family. Replication of the viral genome is a fundamental step in the virus life cycle and ...
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    • Behavioural barriers to COVID-19 testing in Australia: Two national surveys to identify barriers and estimate prevalence by health literacy level 

      Bonner, Carissa; Batcup, Carys; Ayre, Julie; Pickles, Kristen; Cvejic, Erin; Copp, Tessa; Cornell, Samuel; Dodd, Rachael; Isautier, Jennifer; Nickel, Brooke; McCaffery, Kirsten
      Published 2021
      ABSTRACT Background COVID-19 testing and contact tracing has been crucial in Australia's prevention strategy. However, testing for COVID-19 is far from optimal, and behavioural barriers are unknown. Study 1 aimed to ...
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    • cological consequences of Australia's “Black Summer” bushfires: Managing for recovery 

      Dickman, Christopher R.
      Published 2021
      Fire has long been a part of the Australian environment and remains a potent force in shaping the adaptations of species, the dynamics of populations, and the structure of ecological communities. However, the fire regime ...
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    • Total Infectomes Characterization of Respiratory Infections in pre-COVID-19 Wuhan, China 

      Shi, Mang; Zhao, Su; Yu, Bin; Wu, Wei-Chen; Hu, Yi; Tian, Jun-Hua; Yin, Wen; Ni, Fang; Hu, Hong-Ling; Geng, Shuang; Tan, Li; Peng, Ying; Song, Zhi-Gang; Wang, Wen; Chen, Yan-Mei; Holmes, Edward C.; Zhang, Yong-Zhen
      Published 2021
      At the end of 2019 Wuhan witnessed an outbreak of “atypical pneumonia” that later developed into a global pandemic. Metagenomic sequencing rapidly revealed the causative agent of this outbreak to be a novel coronavirus - ...
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    • A systematic review and meta-analysis of tobacco smoking behaviour changes during the COVID-19 pandemic 

      Vaneckova, Pavla; Sarich, Peter; Cabasag, Citadel Jungco; Liebermann, Erica; Carle, Chelsea; Hughes, Suzanne; Egger, Sam; O'Connell, Dianne; Weber, Marianne; da Costa, Allini Mafra; Caruana, Michael; Gouda, Hebe; Canfell, Karen; Ginsburg, Ophira; Steinberg, Julia; Soerjomataram, Isabelle
      Published 2021
      Background Globally, tobacco smoking remains the largest cause of premature death. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced nations to take unprecedented measures including ‘lockdowns’ that might impact tobacco smoking behaviour. ...
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