Instruct: Identify the main category of Biorxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: A Highly Potent SARS-CoV-2 Blocking Lectin Protein COVID-19 pandemic effected more than 180 million people around the globe causing more than four million deaths as of July 2021. Sars-CoV-2, the new coronavirus, has been identified as the primary cause of the infection. The number of vaccinated people is increasing however prophylactic drugs are highly demanded to ensure a secure social contact. There have been a number of drug molecules repurposed to fight against Sars-CoV-2, however the proofs for the effectiveness of these drug candidates is limited. Here we demonstrated griffithsin (GRFT), a lectin protein, to block the entry of the Sars-CoV2 into the Vero6 cell lines and IFNAR-/-mouse models by attaching to spike protein of the Sars-CoV-2. Given the current mutation frequency of the Sars-CoV-2 we believe that GRFT protein-based drugs will have a high impact in preventing the transmission both on Wuhan strain as well as any other emerging variants including delta variant causing high speed spread of COVID-19.
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The categories of this paper are: behavior
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The categories of this paper are: scientific
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The categories of this paper are: cognition
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The categories of this paper are: biology
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The categories of this paper are: biophysics
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The categories of this paper are: bioinformatics
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The categories of this paper are: paleontology
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The categories of this paper are: immunology
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The categories of this paper are: and
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The categories of this paper are: systems
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The categories of this paper are: developmental
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The categories of this paper are: cancer
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The categories of this paper are: synthetic
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The categories of this paper are: pharmacology
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The categories of this paper are: genetics
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The categories of this paper are: ecology