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Coronavirus is a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals. COVID-19 is a new disease first identified in Wuhan China, caused by a new coronavirus that has not previously been seen in humans. In COVID-19, "CO" stands for corona, "VI" stands for virus, and D stands for disease and the 19 indicates it was first discovered in 2019. The virus is related (but is not the same) to the SARS-associated coronavirus that caused an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2002-2003.
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JUL 13, 2021Immunology
Does getting vaccinated, or having recovered from COVID, provide life-long protection against the coronavirus? Most like ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 11, 2021Microbiology
In October 2020, what's now called the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 was first detected. It's now the most prevalent strai ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2021Technology
As the world starts to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic and seek some sense of normalcy again, people still have a l ...Written By: Ryan VingumJUN 29, 2021Immunology
Researchers at the Washington University School are getting to the root of heart damage resulting from COVID-19 infectio ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 29, 2021Immunology
Amid the widespread outbreak of the COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2, the development of test methods that can efficiently ...Sponsored By: Blue-Ray BiotechJUN 24, 2021Immunology
In a study reported in the journal Cell, immunologists provide evidence for an Achilles’ heel in current COVI ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 21, 2021Microbiology
In Brazil, clinicians have noted a rise in C. auris infections. Researchers believe that exhausted healthcare workers, o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred a wave of new technologies for rapid viral diagnostics, given just how critical ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 17, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
US drugmaker, Regeneron, in a partnership with Oxford University, has found that its new drug is capable of reducing COV ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 16, 2021Technology
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Researchers at King’s College London have discovered a new antiviral target to combat COVID-19: the galectin-3-bin ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 14, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Cell Metabolism, an international team of researchers has suggested that COVID-19 has caused diabetes in so ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2021Cannabis Sciences
As of June 10th 2021, 43% of people in the US aged 12 and over have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19, with 5 ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 08, 2021Immunology
Genetic variants of SARS-CoV-2 have emerged over the course of the pandemic, threatening public health efforts to limit ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 08, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Today, many scientists are investigating SARS-CoV-2 variants in their research projects. In order to facilitate screenin ...Sponsored By: Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.JUN 07, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed a handheld diagnostic device, capable of detecting the presence of the SARS-CoV-2’s spik ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 05, 2021Health & Medicine
WHO has decided to create a new naming system for coronavirus variants for several reasons. The names will now be based ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from The Scripps Research Institute in California have identified 90 drugs that could be repurposed for trea ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 03, 2021Immunology
Nanobodies are small fragments of monoclonal antibodies that from a therapeutic perspective are more stable and cheaper ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 01, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Viral surveillance can give researchers vital information about virus origins, transmission routes, affected popu ...Sponsored By: Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.MAY 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
There are some aquatic animals like sea cucumbers and some types of catfish that can survive in environments with limite ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2021Microbiology
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been little doubt that the virus emerged somewhere in or around Wuha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Over 1.5 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide, but SARS-CoV-2 variants are now threatening efforts to ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 20, 2021Immunology
A new study indicates that delaying the second “booster” dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine (to 11-12 ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
JUL 13, 2021
Immunology
Does getting vaccinated, or having recovered from COVID, provide life-long protection against the coronavirus? Most like
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 11, 2021
Microbiology
In October 2020, what's now called the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 was first detected. It's now the most prevalent strai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2021
Technology
As the world starts to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic and seek some sense of normalcy again, people still have a l
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUN 29, 2021
Immunology
Researchers at the Washington University School are getting to the root of heart damage resulting from COVID-19 infectio
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 29, 2021
Immunology
Amid the widespread outbreak of the COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2, the development of test methods that can efficiently
...
Sponsored By:
Blue-Ray Biotech
JUN 24, 2021
Immunology
In a study reported in the journal Cell, immunologists provide evidence for an Achilles’ heel in current COVI
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 21, 2021
Microbiology
In Brazil, clinicians have noted a rise in C. auris infections. Researchers believe that exhausted healthcare workers, o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred a wave of new technologies for rapid viral diagnostics, given just how critical
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 17, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
US drugmaker, Regeneron, in a partnership with Oxford University, has found that its new drug is capable of reducing COV
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 16, 2021
Technology
Many women released from prison are returning to communities hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, communities that also fa
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUN 16, 2021
Immunology
Researchers at King’s College London have discovered a new antiviral target to combat COVID-19: the galectin-3-bin
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Cell Metabolism, an international team of researchers has suggested that COVID-19 has caused diabetes in so
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
As of June 10th 2021, 43% of people in the US aged 12 and over have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19, with 5
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 08, 2021
Immunology
Genetic variants of SARS-CoV-2 have emerged over the course of the pandemic, threatening public health efforts to limit
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 08, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Today, many scientists are investigating SARS-CoV-2 variants in their research projects. In order to facilitate screenin
...
Sponsored By:
Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.
JUN 07, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed a handheld diagnostic device, capable of detecting the presence of the SARS-CoV-2’s spik
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 05, 2021
Health & Medicine
WHO has decided to create a new naming system for coronavirus variants for several reasons. The names will now be based
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from The Scripps Research Institute in California have identified 90 drugs that could be repurposed for trea
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 03, 2021
Immunology
Nanobodies are small fragments of monoclonal antibodies that from a therapeutic perspective are more stable and cheaper
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 01, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Viral surveillance can give researchers vital information about virus origins, transmission routes, affected popu
...
Sponsored By:
Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.
MAY 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are some aquatic animals like sea cucumbers and some types of catfish that can survive in environments with limite
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2021
Microbiology
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been little doubt that the virus emerged somewhere in or around Wuha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Over 1.5 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide, but SARS-CoV-2 variants are now threatening efforts to
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 20, 2021
Immunology
A new study indicates that delaying the second “booster” dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine (to 11-12
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes