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Virology is a science focused on studying the biology of viruses and the diseases they generate. SARS-CoV2 is a coronavirus containing a viral envelope lined with spike proteins. The spike protein attaches to cells within an infected host, facilitating entry of the virus into a previously healthy cell. Once inside a host cell, the virus's RNA machinery begins replicating with the assistance of the host cells reproductive mechanisms. This leads to the generation of more viral cells which can circulate and infect more cells within the host.
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MAR 20, 2025Cardiology
How can smartwatch data help identify long COVID risks? This is what a recent study published in npj Digital Medicine ho ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 29, 2024Microbiology
Long COVID is a pressing public health issue. Millions of people experienced an acute infection with the pandemic virus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists and clinicians are learning more about the potential causes of long COVID and how to diagnose it in patients. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2024Microbiology
We are still learning about the long term impacts of COVID-19, and how the virus that causes the illness, SARS-CoV-2, ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Sewage can be used to track the spread of diseases, which many people learned about during the COVID-19 pandemic. But th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
It's estimated that around one in eight people who get COVID will experience long COVID, which can cause brain fog, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2024Microbiology
It's almost 4 years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and for many who were infected with SARS-CoV-2, the impact ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2023Microbiology
Researchers have now had several years to study thethat causes COVID-19 virus, and now we know a lot more about how it c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 27, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Since the emergence of the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2, researchers have investigated whether the virus is able to infect ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2023Microbiology
New details have been revealed about how coronaviruses enter cells. This work used cutting edge microscopy and computati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Millions of people who have gotten COVID-19 have not fully recovered from their illness, and are experiencing the sympto ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
At least 50 different animals including dogs, cats, raccoons, and white-tailed deer can be infected with the virus that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 15, 2023Microbiology
Two major new reports have identified some of the reasons why certain populations fared better while others were hit har ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2023Microbiology
Even as the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 has begun to subside, and now causes fewer infections and deaths compared to the h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 24, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, it was clear that many people who became infected did not show any sign of illness. No ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2023Microbiology
New research has shown that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can infect liver cells, which are also known as ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2023Technology
A recent study published in Nature Communications examines a new proof-of-concept device capable of detecting Covid-19 v ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 05, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
While some people who are infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, do not have any symptoms at all, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2023Microbiology
Human activities often put people in close contact with wild animals. Research has shown that relationship can promote a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2023Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 is still forming new variants and infecting people around the world, but ther ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2023Microbiology
When the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, emerged, it quickly supplanted all other variant ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 10, 2023Immunology
New research can help explain why people can be easily reinfected with coronavirus after being infected one, two, or eve ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2023Microbiology
Scientists are still learning about SARS-CoV-2, and the illness it causes, COVID-19. While we know a lot about how the v ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 04, 2023Immunology
A case of COVID-19 starts when SARS-CoV-2 infects cells in the nasal passages. Many experts and scientists have therefor ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 20, 2025
Cardiology
How can smartwatch data help identify long COVID risks? This is what a recent study published in npj Digital Medicine ho
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 29, 2024
Microbiology
Long COVID is a pressing public health issue. Millions of people experienced an acute infection with the pandemic virus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists and clinicians are learning more about the potential causes of long COVID and how to diagnose it in patients.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2024
Microbiology
We are still learning about the long term impacts of COVID-19, and how the virus that causes the illness, SARS-CoV-2, ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Sewage can be used to track the spread of diseases, which many people learned about during the COVID-19 pandemic. But th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
It's estimated that around one in eight people who get COVID will experience long COVID, which can cause brain fog,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2024
Microbiology
It's almost 4 years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and for many who were infected with SARS-CoV-2, the impact
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2023
Microbiology
Researchers have now had several years to study thethat causes COVID-19 virus, and now we know a lot more about how it c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 27, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Since the emergence of the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2, researchers have investigated whether the virus is able to infect
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2023
Microbiology
New details have been revealed about how coronaviruses enter cells. This work used cutting edge microscopy and computati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Millions of people who have gotten COVID-19 have not fully recovered from their illness, and are experiencing the sympto
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
At least 50 different animals including dogs, cats, raccoons, and white-tailed deer can be infected with the virus that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2023
Microbiology
Two major new reports have identified some of the reasons why certain populations fared better while others were hit har
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2023
Microbiology
Even as the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 has begun to subside, and now causes fewer infections and deaths compared to the h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, it was clear that many people who became infected did not show any sign of illness. No
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2023
Microbiology
New research has shown that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can infect liver cells, which are also known as
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2023
Technology
A recent study published in Nature Communications examines a new proof-of-concept device capable of detecting Covid-19 v
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 05, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
While some people who are infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, do not have any symptoms at all, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2023
Microbiology
Human activities often put people in close contact with wild animals. Research has shown that relationship can promote a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2023
Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 is still forming new variants and infecting people around the world, but ther
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2023
Microbiology
When the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, emerged, it quickly supplanted all other variant
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 10, 2023
Immunology
New research can help explain why people can be easily reinfected with coronavirus after being infected one, two, or eve
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2023
Microbiology
Scientists are still learning about SARS-CoV-2, and the illness it causes, COVID-19. While we know a lot about how the v
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2023
Immunology
A case of COVID-19 starts when SARS-CoV-2 infects cells in the nasal passages. Many experts and scientists have therefor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch