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Jonas Fuchs

@jonasfox.bsky.social

Scientist, Virologist & Bioinformatician. Researching intra-host evolution and viral resistance development to improve patient care. Developing open-source software. Cat owner, gardener, nerd, climber and artist.

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Jonas Fuchs @jonasfox.bsky.social · last yr.

So happy that our primer design software is now out. The project started in 2020 and was one of the most fun and collaborative projects so far! Thanks to all involved! www.nature.com/articles/s41... github.com/jonas-fuchs/...

varVAMP: degenerate primer design for tiled full genome sequencing and qPCR - Nature Communications

varVAMP is open-source software for designing primers for tiled-amplicon sequencing and qPCR. It simplifies primer design for viral pathogens with high genomic variability by including sequence variat...

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Nature Communications @natcomms.nature.com · last yr.

Scientists develop a nasal spray vaccine for #H5N1 avian influenza Animal studies show that a single dose provides robust protection against infection and sustains immune memory #birdflu #influenza #vaccines

HKU State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases and InnoHK Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics Successfully Develop Nasal Spray H5N1 Avian Influenza Vaccine - All News - Media - HKU

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Nature @nature.com · last yr.

Trump signed an order mandating the overhaul of research-integrity policies so that the US government promotes “gold standard science”. But many researchers worry about political interference and are mobilizing opposition. https://go.nature.com/43EYiKo

Trump’s call for ‘gold standard science’ has prompted an outcry: here’s why

Thousands have signed an open letter against the US president’s latest order, anxious about political interference in science and more.

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Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · last yr.

You might be wondering why we haven't updated outbreak.info for months. Well, the reason is that GISAID cut our access in January - as they did others. Without telling us. After a ♾️ back and forth, that is now permanent. More on that soon - and why GISAID should not be trusted with critical data.