Just as the world began to feel a sense of stability after years of pandemic turbulence, the virus continued to evolve, producing new variants over time. Alarmingly, scientists have recently ...

Since the emergence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), understanding the mechanisms underlying ...

When the first reports of a new COVID-19 variant emerge, scientists worldwide scramble to answer a critical question: Will ...

A 25-year-old local scientist captured rare footage showing how one of the world’s deadliest viruses could jump from bats to ...

The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 must bind to ACE2 to enter cells and infect them. A mutation that alters its structure and expression might block the virus from binding and prevent ...