This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (orange)—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the…
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By analyzing virus genomes from over 7,500 people infected with Covid-19, a UCL-led research team has characterized patterns of diversity of SARS-CoV-2 virus genome, offering…
The COVID-19 pandemic has scientists considering a few less-conventional options while vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 are being developed. One option might be the oral polio vaccine.…
Principal scheme of the development of a novel murine COVID-19 model. Credit: Vladislav Maslov Following the recent Coronavirus outbreak, almost three million people have been…
Most newly discharged patients who recently recovered from COVID-19 produce virus-specific antibodies and T cells, suggests a study published on May 3rd in the journal…
Bat-virus adaptation may explain species spillover, researchers say. A University of Saskatchewan (USask) research team has uncovered how bats can carry the Middle East respiratory…
(A) Schematic representation of SARS-CoV-2, the viral spike protein and the cleavage sites for furin (green, S1/S2 position; the cleavage sequence is shown below the…
Utrecht University, Erasmus Medical Center and Harbour BioMed researchers report discovery of antibody that blocks infection by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in cells. Initial step…
Inflammatory immune response can cause T cells to become depleted, affecting patient outcomes in coronavirus cases and leaving them prone to secondary infection. Cytokine storms…
In an unprecedented effort, hundreds of thousands of researchers and clinicians worldwide are locked in a race against time to develop cures, vaccines, and better…
A new study identifies an antibody, often present in children with natural immunity to severe malaria, that attacks a particular malaria protein called pGARP. When…
A 3D print of a spike protein on the surface of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. University of Iowa and University of Georgia are…
The highly infectious and deadly Ebola virus is shown in this research photo from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Ebola virus disease…
A 3D print of a spike protein on the surface of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. University of Iowa and University of Georgia are…
Hundreds of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses will need to be produced worldwide, so the researchers made sure up front that their process was scalable.…
Universal Novel Nanoparticle Flu Vaccine Protects Against 6 Influenza Viruses in Mice A novel nanoparticle vaccine that combines two major influenza proteins is effective in…
Transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S. Virus particles are emerging from the surface…
B cell epitopes that map identically to SARS-CoV-2. Credit: HKUST A team of scientists at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has…
According to a special report published by The BMJ, a large scale malaria vaccine study led by the World Health Organization (WHO) has been criticized by…
This is a 3D atomic scale map, or molecular structure, of the 2019-nCoV spike protein. The protein takes on two different shapes, called conformations–one before…