Cover Feature: Comparative Characterization of Diverse DNA Aptamers for Recognition of Spike Proteins of Multiple SARS‐CoV‐2 Variants (Anal. Sens. 5/2023)

The cover image illustrates the binding of a group of DNA aptamers selected to recognize the spike protein (S‐protein) of SARS‐CoV‐2, the virus that causes COVID‐19. The binding affinity for several key variants of the S‐protein and the degree of overlapping of the binding sites of the aptamers on the S‐protein have been comparatively examined. The design was created with Biorender.com. More information can be found in the Research Article by John D. Brennan, Yingfu Li, and co‐workers.