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. 2020 Aug;18(8):414.
doi: 10.1038/s41579-020-0383-2.

A spike with which to beat COVID-19?

Nawsad Alam  1 , Matthew K Higgins  2
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A spike with which to beat COVID-19?

Nawsad Alam et al. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

This month’s Under the Lens discusses how structural studies of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein might guide a path towards a vaccine.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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