Invitro+Jobs

In addition to ACE2, international research teams have found another receptor that the SARS-CoV-2 virus uses to enter the cells: neuropilin-1.

Researchers from Austria have found a way to produce the vaccine adjuvant Squalene in the laboratory, which is, for instance, urgently needed for vaccines against corona. The oil squalene has mainly been extracted from the livers of deep-sea sharks.

In its recent statement, the National Committee for Laboratory Animals recommends launching a public investigation (NOU) in Norway to discuss ways, how a restriction of animal experiments in Norway through increased use of non-animal methods can be achieved.