JANUARY 2022 Rutgers Develops Rapid Screening Test for Omicron and Other Variants A rapid test, which can be performed at laboratories experienced in COVID-19 testing, has been developed by researchers at Rutgers. The test can quickly detect clinical samples that contain the SARS-CoV-2 virus with signature mutations for each known variant of concern—namely, the Alpha, Beta/Gamma, Delta and Omicron variants—using special probes called “sloppy molecular beacons.”  Explore more Twelve Rutgers Professors Named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Rutgers faculty elected to the newest class of fellows for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) are engaging in research to tackle some of the greatest mysteries of human health, build a better understanding of the body’s response to disease, and advance the growth of green energy. They are among 564 scientists, engineers, and innovators recognized for their achievements. Explore more New Study Sheds Light on Origins of Life on Earth Addressing one of the most profoundly unanswered questions in biology, a Rutgers-led team has discovered the structures of proteins that may be responsible for the origins of life in the primordial soup of ancient Earth. Explore more Gender Bias in Language Prevalent, Even for Language Experts Gender bias has not changed in more than 20 years, even by language experts who are aware of the potential dangers of such prejudices, according to a study co-authored by Rutgers that examined textbooks used to teach undergraduates studying the scientific structure of language. Explore more

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