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APR 12, 2020Microbiology
COVID-19 is primarily a respiratory illness, and ventilators have been critical for treating COVID-19.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2020Microbiology
As SARS-CoV-2 spreads in the United States, infecting and killing thousands, some racial data is finally being included ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2020Immunology
Aedes mosquitoes are native of Africa but are commonly found in regions of the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific. These da ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 07, 2020Microbiology
Yesterday, Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that it will begin human trials on a potential vaccine for COVID-19.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2020Genetics & Genomics
SARS-CoV-2 is the name for the pandemic coronavirus that causes the illness COVID-19, which affects people in extremely ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 02, 2020Immunology
The coronavirus pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 is demanding the world's immediate attention.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have begun efficacy testing for a new SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic kit that claims to be able to test for COVID-19 ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 31, 2020Microbiology
As SARS-CoV-2 upends normalcy in the world, researchers are trying to find a treatment for the illness it causes.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 27, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the habit of thorough and frequent handwashing are among the best defense against the con ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAR 26, 2020Microbiology
In the United States, there have been 83,836 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and over 529,000 worldwide.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
ACEIs and ARBs may make coronavirus infections worse, which can help explain why older adults are faring so much worse.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Cataclysmic bombshells to society- be they actual bombshells by means of war, or metaphorical ones by natural catastroph ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 23, 2020Microbiology
The loss of the sense of smell may be a symptom of a COVID-19 infection in people with no other symptoms.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2020Microbiology
More data is being gathered from an unfortunate and dramatic rise in the number of COVID-19 cases around the world.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2020Infographics
A new coronavirus, first identified in China in December 2019, has caused an outbreak of respiratory illness that was re ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorMAR 18, 2020Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 is a coronavirus that causes an illness called COVID-19. There are now well over 210,000 confirmed cases worl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2020Microbiology
It now seems that the SARS-CoV-2 virus is spreading through communities in many places worldwide.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2020Genetics & Genomics
As data is collected on the pandemic virus, it appears to be collecting mutations at a rate of about 24 every year.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 11, 2020Microbiology
In a move many have expected, WHO has declared that the coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2, which causes an illness called CO ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2020Microbiology
The vast majority (97.5%) of people will develop symptoms of infection within 11.5 days of exposure to the virus.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2020Microbiology
The CDC continues to issue new guidance related to the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and the COVID-19 illness i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 03, 2020Microbiology
There have now been nine deaths in the United States, all in Washington state from COVID-19, the illness caused by the n ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 03, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers, biotech and pharmaceutical companies are scrambling to put an end to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) out ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 01, 2020Microbiology
Worldwide, the number of COVID-19 cases, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is still rising.Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2020
Microbiology
COVID-19 is primarily a respiratory illness, and ventilators have been critical for treating COVID-19.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2020
Microbiology
As SARS-CoV-2 spreads in the United States, infecting and killing thousands, some racial data is finally being included
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2020
Immunology
Aedes mosquitoes are native of Africa but are commonly found in regions of the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific. These da
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 07, 2020
Microbiology
Yesterday, Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that it will begin human trials on a potential vaccine for COVID-19.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
SARS-CoV-2 is the name for the pandemic coronavirus that causes the illness COVID-19, which affects people in extremely
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2020
Immunology
The coronavirus pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 is demanding the world's immediate attention.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have begun efficacy testing for a new SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic kit that claims to be able to test for COVID-19
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 31, 2020
Microbiology
As SARS-CoV-2 upends normalcy in the world, researchers are trying to find a treatment for the illness it causes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 27, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the habit of thorough and frequent handwashing are among the best defense against the con
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 26, 2020
Microbiology
In the United States, there have been 83,836 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and over 529,000 worldwide.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
ACEIs and ARBs may make coronavirus infections worse, which can help explain why older adults are faring so much worse.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Cataclysmic bombshells to society- be they actual bombshells by means of war, or metaphorical ones by natural catastroph
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 23, 2020
Microbiology
The loss of the sense of smell may be a symptom of a COVID-19 infection in people with no other symptoms.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2020
Microbiology
More data is being gathered from an unfortunate and dramatic rise in the number of COVID-19 cases around the world.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2020
Infographics
A new coronavirus, first identified in China in December 2019, has caused an outbreak of respiratory illness that was re
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
MAR 18, 2020
Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 is a coronavirus that causes an illness called COVID-19. There are now well over 210,000 confirmed cases worl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2020
Microbiology
It now seems that the SARS-CoV-2 virus is spreading through communities in many places worldwide.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
As data is collected on the pandemic virus, it appears to be collecting mutations at a rate of about 24 every year.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 11, 2020
Microbiology
In a move many have expected, WHO has declared that the coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2, which causes an illness called CO
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2020
Microbiology
The vast majority (97.5%) of people will develop symptoms of infection within 11.5 days of exposure to the virus.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2020
Microbiology
The CDC continues to issue new guidance related to the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and the COVID-19 illness i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 03, 2020
Microbiology
There have now been nine deaths in the United States, all in Washington state from COVID-19, the illness caused by the n
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 03, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers, biotech and pharmaceutical companies are scrambling to put an end to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) out
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 01, 2020
Microbiology
Worldwide, the number of COVID-19 cases, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is still rising.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch