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The physiology of SARS-CoV-2 virus/host interactions is not well understood. To better understand host/virus interactions, we performed a CRISPR activation screen to identify host genes that confer resistance to authentic SARS-CoV-2. This highlighted 34 new candidate genes that may alter the course of infection. We validated that 7 of these genes can suppress authentic SARS-CoV-2 infection, including the innate immune receptor P selectin, which increases SARS-CoV-2 spike-dependent binding to cells, while protecting from infection. P selectin also promotes binding to SARS-CoV-2 variants, SARS-CoV-1, and Middle East respiratory syndrome spike proteins, suggesting a general role for P selectin in highly pathogenic coronavirus infections. Importantly, P selectin protein expression driven by synthetic mRNA can block SARS-CoV-2 infection. Naturally, P selectin is expressed on platelets, and we show that it promotes spike-mediated platelet aggregation. P selectin is also expressed on the endothelium, where SARS-CoV-2 spike interactions are also P selectin dependent. In vivo, SARS-CoV-2 uses P selectin to home to capillary beds where the virus interacts with platelets and endothelium, and blocking this interaction can clear vascular-associated pulmonary SARS-CoV-2.

The only method currently available to perform Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial susceptibility testing (Ng-AST) requires a viable organism obtained by culture. Reports of in vitro resistance to extended-spectrum cephalosporins, the treatment of choice for gonorrhoea, coupled with increasing gonorrhoea diagnoses is worrying. The aim of this study was to identify various methodologies employed by the UK microbiology laboratories to perform Ng-AST. Of the 118 laboratories that responded, 114 offered Ng-AST; the majority (82.5%, 94/114) of the laboratories used British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy methodology for Ng-AST. The other main findings were infrequent use of quality control procedures and inconsistent susceptibility testing of the antibiotics used routinely for treatment.

This topical volume covers the intersection between transport and climate change, with papers from the 'Transport & Climate Change' session of the RGS-IBG conference in London, September 2010. It considers the role of transport modes at varying spatial dimensions and a range of perspectives on the relationship between transport and climate change.

According to the University of Texas, a minimum of 50% response rate is necessary for sound data when using mail surveys and a minimum of 40% is necessary if the survey is done via e-mail. Why? Because if 5,000 of those glass airplanes were sitting in the hangar the whole time, we might change our opinion on their safety.