microbiology

Scientists have raised questions about the dataset published in The Lancet last week that triggered the suspension of clinical trials around the world—and about Surgisphere Corporation, the company behind the study.

After initial setbacks, the country’s recent antibody screen estimates that 5 percent of the population has been exposed to SARS-CoV-2.

A modeling study counters initial interpretations that the cluster began with someone who flew to Seattle in mid-January.

A paper published in The Lancet reported that hospitalized COVID-19 patients taking the drug had a higher risk of death, although some researchers have raised questions about the data.

Among the disruptions and pain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers are dealing with a sudden halt in in-person interactions.

The experiments did not involve SARS-CoV-2, but researchers say the results support precautions to avoid possibly spreading COVID-19 by talking.

Researchers have found traces of the coronavirus at wastewater treatment plants in various locations around the world.

PCR moves into the laundry room, while insect colonies take up residence in the shower.

The public university system in California joins a number of colleges planning a virtual semester to minimize the risk of spreading COVID-19.

The idea of deliberately infecting volunteers with SARS-CoV-2 has garnered significant attention as a potential avenue to speedier development, as the World Health Organization weighs in with recommendations.

Scientists document a growing list of atypical coronavirus infection symptoms, giving doctors more insight into the emerging disease.

The University of Pittsburgh scientist, who was studying SARS-CoV-2, was shot to death in his home.

The use of yeast artificial chromosomes has enabled the rapid genetic reconstruction of the novel coronavirus.

Bluetooth-enabled technology will attempt to track people’s interactions on the British island—and potentially elsewhere in the UK—as lockdowns are lifted.

A retrospective analysis of stored respiratory samples shows one patient could have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 weeks before the coronavirus was thought to have arrived in France, but a critic of the result questions whether the sample was contaminated.

At universities across the US, student-led efforts to achieve protection for custodial, food service, and other vendors’ employees have been met with mixed levels of success.

Analyses from single-cell sequencing datasets support the idea that COVID-19 is not just a respiratory disease but an illness that can affect multiple organs.

Preprints from the first round of seroprevalence studies indicate that many more people have been infected with the virus than previously reported. Some of these studies also have serious design flaws.

The abrupt termination comes after the research drew President Trump’s attention for its ties to the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

Early reports from hospitals document a spike in large vessel blockages, especially among people in their 30s and 40s who tested positive for the coronavirus.