San Diego-based Sorrento Therapeutics recently announced that its anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody, STI-1499, demonstrated 100% inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection in an in vitro virus infection experiment at a very low antibody concentration. As announced yesterday Friday May 15th, Sorrento aims to generate an antibody cocktail product that would act as a “protective shield” against SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection and […]
San Diego-based Illumina’s Donation to the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention Expands Capability for COVID-19 Surveillance
San Diego-based Illumina, Inc. has announced that the African Union Commission, on behalf of the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is receiving a $1.4 million donation of our sequencing systems and related consumables intended to expand SARS-CoV-2 sequencing capabilities and capacity in ten African countries, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, […]
Encinitas is Trending on Twitter
Encinitas California is currently trending on Twitter. They are holding a protest on Pacific Coast Highway to protest the beaches and hiking trails being closed. Many of the comments are calling the protesters names and saying that they are only being allowed to protest because they are all rich and white. I personally wish the […]