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Which Species Transmit COVID-19 to Humans? We’re Still Not Sure.
Preliminary modeling studies provide a shortlist of potential coronavirus intermediate host species.
Which Species Transmit COVID-19 to Humans? We’re Still Not Sure.
Which Species Transmit COVID-19 to Humans? We’re Still Not Sure.

Preliminary modeling studies provide a shortlist of potential coronavirus intermediate host species.

Preliminary modeling studies provide a shortlist of potential coronavirus intermediate host species.

virology, microbiology

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SARS-CoV-2 Can Live on Plastic and Steel for 2–3 Days
Kerry Grens | Mar 12, 2020 | 2 min read
A preprint indicates that coronavirus transmission from surfaces is possible, but does not provide evidence that this has occurred in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Theory that Coronavirus Escaped from a Lab Lacks Evidence
Emily Makowski | Mar 5, 2020 | 5 min read
The pathogen appears to have come from wild animals, virologists say, and there are no signs of genetic manipulation in the SARS-CoV-2 genome.
Updated Sept 1
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Follow the Coronavirus Outbreak
The Scientist | Feb 20, 2020 | 10+ min read
Saliva tests screen staff and students at University of Illinois; Study ranks species most susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection; COVID-19 clinical trials test drugs that inhibit kinin system
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Scientists Scrutinize New Coronavirus Genome for Answers
Emma Yasinski | Jan 23, 2020 | 5 min read
Researchers are trying to figure out where it came from, whether it’s evolving, and just how big a threat it will be.
Viruses Mediate Interactions Between Bacteria and Sponges: Study
Catherine Offord | Jan 13, 2020 | 3 min read
A newly identified group of viruses may help suppress eukaryotes’ immune response and promote tolerance of endosymbiotic bacteria.
Infographic: Phage Protein Helps E. coli Evade Mouse Immune Cells
Catherine Offord | Jan 13, 2020 | 1 min read
Researchers suggest the viruses can help endosymbiotic bacteria get along with their hosts.
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New Oral Polio Vaccine to Bypass Key Clinical Trials
Robert Fortner | Dec 17, 2019 | 6 min read
Health officials are rushing a genetically engineered product into the field to counter uncontained outbreaks of vaccine-derived polio.
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Drug-Resistant Flu Can Emerge After Patients Take Antiviral
Kerry Grens | Nov 26, 2019 | 2 min read
Roughly a quarter of 38 viral samples from people treated with Xofluza had mutations in their genomes that made the pathogens less susceptible to the drug.
Bats in Sierra Leone Carry Marburg Virus
Kerry Grens | Dec 31, 2018 | 2 min read
It’s the first time the deadly pathogen has been found in West Africa.
Antibody Combo Knocks Down HIV in Clinical Trials
Kerry Grens | Sep 26, 2018 | 2 min read
Some patients could suppress the virus without antiretroviral therapy for months after the drug infusions.
Image of the Day: Going Viral
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jul 11, 2018 | 1 min read
Scientists have found a previously unknown virus in Myanmar.
World First: Human Case of Keystone Virus Identified
Kerry Grens | Jun 22, 2018 | 1 min read
A Florida teenager is the first person with a confirmed infection by the mosquito-borne virus.
Mouse Pups Infected With Zika Show Symptoms Into Adulthood
Ashley Yeager | Jun 6, 2018 | 2 min read
The results suggest the virus could severely alter brain development in infants infected after birth, but blocking a signaling protein early on might ease certain symptoms.
Nipah Virus Kills 10 in India
Kerry Grens | May 22, 2018 | 2 min read
Fruit bats are a reservoir for the disease, which can cause brain damage.
Image of the Day: Jasper the Cat
The Scientist Staff | May 22, 2018 | 1 min read
Researchers found a previously undiscovered hepadnavirus in an immunocompromised cat.
How Viruses Attack Plants
Claire Asher | Jan 31, 2018 | 1 min read
Viruses are incapable of reproducing without the help of a host, whose cells copy their genetic material and fabricate the building blocks of new virus particles.
Zika Linked to More Neurological Problems in Adults
Kerry Grens | Aug 14, 2017 | 2 min read
A review of several dozen hospitalized patients in Brazil finds neurological conditions, including inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, in addition to Guillain-Barre syndrome.
Ebola Persistence Documented in Monkeys
Ashley P. Taylor | Jul 17, 2017 | 5 min read
In tissue samples from rhesus macaques, researchers find the virus in the same immune-privileged sites where Ebola has been found to persist in humans.
Zika Virus Persists in the Nervous System and Elsewhere
Ruth Williams | Apr 27, 2017 | 3 min read
Studies of infected rhesus monkeys reveal the virus’s long-term hiding places in the body.
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