Just like a Swiss army knife, the SARS-CoV-2 accessory protein, ORF8, is multi-functional; it can interfere with our immune system in many different ways. (Photo by Kirk Mckoy/Los Angeles Times via ...

If a surface is contaminated with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, how long does it pose a risk of infection? Hosted by: Hank Green ...

Scientists are closely watching SARS-CoV-2 to track mutations and see if it's developed into different strains. So, has it?

Some evidence from large multinational cohorts supports an increased risk for asthma and allergic rhinitis, after SARS-CoV-2 ...

In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Journal, researchers explored increasing replicative fitness of emerging severe acute respiratory syndrome ...

Every winter, respiratory viruses, especially influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and RSV, put huge pressure on health care systems ...

A recently published study demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can infect the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart. These arteries are the ones involved in a ...

In a recent study published in PLOS Pathogens, researchers screened a library of phages encoding biosynthetic proteins called αReps. They pursued αReps that could block the interaction between ...

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Since the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic began three years ago, its origin has been a topic of much scientific — and political — debate. Two main theories exist: The virus spilled over from an animal into people ...