Gonzalo Moratorio
@gonzamoratorio.bsky.social
Virologist doing Science from SouthAmerica 🇺🇾, Group Leader Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Assoc. Prof UdelaR
Reposted by Gonzalo Moratorio
Simón, @gonzamoratorio.bsky.social et al. trace the evolution of ZAP, an antiviral protein targeting CpG-rich RNA that originated >400 Mya in the tetrapod–lungfish ancestor. Their findings point to complex coevolution of host antiviral defenses.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf135
#evobio #molbio
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf135
#evobio #molbio
Impact of the Zinc Antiviral Protein on the Genomic Composition of RNA Viruses Infecting Vertebrates
Abstract. The composition of viral genomes, influenced by host-specific biases, offers insights into their evolutionary history. Vertebrate cells counter v
doi.org
June 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Simón, @gonzamoratorio.bsky.social et al. trace the evolution of ZAP, an antiviral protein targeting CpG-rich RNA that originated >400 Mya in the tetrapod–lungfish ancestor. Their findings point to complex coevolution of host antiviral defenses.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf135
#evobio #molbio
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf135
#evobio #molbio
Thank you, my friend Mateo, for welcoming me into your podcast community. It was a pleasure to share ideas and be part of such an inspiring conversation!
www.linkedin.com/posts/mateo-...
www.linkedin.com/posts/mateo-...
Mateo Bervejillo on LinkedIn: It's the month of February, 2020.
It's 6 am in the morning. I'm in a car…
It's the month of February, 2020.
It's 6 am in the morning. I'm in a car with two friends, looking for a good spot to surf.
One of them is a scientist. A…
www.linkedin.com
January 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Thank you, my friend Mateo, for welcoming me into your podcast community. It was a pleasure to share ideas and be part of such an inspiring conversation!
www.linkedin.com/posts/mateo-...
www.linkedin.com/posts/mateo-...
A large-scale functional screen from the Sanjuán lab (great work, again, by @Jeremy_Dufloo and colleagues) hints the entry step may be less of a hurdle to zoonosis than once believed. 👇
nature.com/articles/s4156…
nature.com/articles/s4156…
https://nature.com/articles/s4156…
January 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A large-scale functional screen from the Sanjuán lab (great work, again, by @Jeremy_Dufloo and colleagues) hints the entry step may be less of a hurdle to zoonosis than once believed. 👇
nature.com/articles/s4156…
nature.com/articles/s4156…
Reposted by Gonzalo Moratorio
Since the USDA launched its Bird Flu milk testing strategy in December, 28 states have enrolled, representing nearly 65% of the nation’s milk production. And there's a dashboard.
This was a long time coming but an impressive start.
www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-po...
This was a long time coming but an impressive start.
www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-po...
National Milk Testing Strategy | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
www.aphis.usda.gov
January 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Since the USDA launched its Bird Flu milk testing strategy in December, 28 states have enrolled, representing nearly 65% of the nation’s milk production. And there's a dashboard.
This was a long time coming but an impressive start.
www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-po...
This was a long time coming but an impressive start.
www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-po...
Always a fantastic time at @yalesph.bsky.social , diving into science and enjoying great company. Huge thanks to @nathangrubaugh.bsky.social for being such an incredible host for the Uruguayan crew.
December 14, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Always a fantastic time at @yalesph.bsky.social , diving into science and enjoying great company. Huge thanks to @nathangrubaugh.bsky.social for being such an incredible host for the Uruguayan crew.
Reposted by Gonzalo Moratorio
This week's Nature editorial
The missed opportunities to save lives with genomic data, such as mutations in BRCA1 and 2
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The missed opportunities to save lives with genomic data, such as mutations in BRCA1 and 2
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
December 10, 2024 at 4:13 PM
This week's Nature editorial
The missed opportunities to save lives with genomic data, such as mutations in BRCA1 and 2
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The missed opportunities to save lives with genomic data, such as mutations in BRCA1 and 2
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Reposted by Gonzalo Moratorio
Drs. Fauci and Collins responded to the (drafts) of the SSCP GOP report, outlining some of the many falsehoods in the report, including about our paper.
The letters speak for themselves.
Dr. Fauci:
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Dr. Collins:
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
The letters speak for themselves.
Dr. Fauci:
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Dr. Collins:
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
December 10, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Drs. Fauci and Collins responded to the (drafts) of the SSCP GOP report, outlining some of the many falsehoods in the report, including about our paper.
The letters speak for themselves.
Dr. Fauci:
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Dr. Collins:
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
The letters speak for themselves.
Dr. Fauci:
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Dr. Collins:
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
1/ How does coronaviruses influence systemic physiology beyond target organs? Our recently paper offers insights into Coronavirus Bloodlust🧛🏽♂️. Let’s dive into it.
December 9, 2024 at 10:53 PM
1/ How does coronaviruses influence systemic physiology beyond target organs? Our recently paper offers insights into Coronavirus Bloodlust🧛🏽♂️. Let’s dive into it.
And every day, the likelihood of events like these occurring continues to grow
H5N1 , we are one mutation away from Human-to-human transmission. I hope that lessons from the Covid pandemic have been learned .
A single mutation in bovine influenza H5N1 hemagglutinin switches specificity to human receptors
In 2024, several human infections with highly pathogenic clade 2.3.4.4b bovine influenza H5N1 viruses in the United States raised concerns about their capability for bovine-to-human or even human-to-h...
www.science.org
December 7, 2024 at 3:59 PM
And every day, the likelihood of events like these occurring continues to grow
How far apart are the incomes of the rich and poor in different countries?
December 7, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Thanks so much @rongellerlab.bsky.social and team!!!
A farewell lunch to Marianoel Pereira from Pasteur Institute of Montevideo in Uruguay who spent a couple of months in our lab learning high-fidelity Illumina sequencing of viruses.
December 6, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Thanks so much @rongellerlab.bsky.social and team!!!
Celebrating with our newest Dr. when I am submitting a story that drove us happily insane in every scientific discussion!!! Whatever the outcome, we celebrate every battle and every step forward. The happiness of his face says it all!!!
December 5, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Celebrating with our newest Dr. when I am submitting a story that drove us happily insane in every scientific discussion!!! Whatever the outcome, we celebrate every battle and every step forward. The happiness of his face says it all!!!
Reposted by Gonzalo Moratorio
Why the large language models of today cannot reach AGI, a new Nature feature www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How close is AI to human-level intelligence?
Large language models such as OpenAI’s o1 have electrified the debate over achieving artificial general intelligence, or AGI. But they are unlikely to reach this milestone on their own.
www.nature.com
December 3, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Why the large language models of today cannot reach AGI, a new Nature feature www.nature.com/articles/d41...