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It takes a median of five days after infection to get sick, and patients shed the most coronavirus particles early in the illness, according to two new reports.

The creativity of citizen scientists could help researchers design proteins that may be able to fight the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

NASA’s vegetable production system, known as Veggie, may help pave the way for more sophisticated systems that could supplement astronauts’ diets during long trips to space.

The WHO chief calls for swift action as universities in multiple countries shut down and researchers report kids can become infected.

Contact tracing and genetic testing reveal how SARS-CoV-2 circulated among individuals for weeks, especially in the US, before being detected.

The controversial oogonial stem cells eluded a team of Swedish researchers who mapped high-quality tissue samples of the human ovary, prompting more questions about the cells’ existence.  

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.

Find out which meetings have been canceled, postponed, or are going ahead as planned.

Researchers and clinicians make small muscle grafts into the arms of amputees to amplify the signals from their peripheral nerves, which then direct the movement of a robotic hand.

The findings could represent a novel mechanism for relieving inflammatory pain.

China and Japan have also closed their schools, prompting universities worldwide to assess the threat this virus poses to their local and international communities.

Doctors in Oregon delivered the gene editing machinery behind the retina in hopes of treating an inherited form of blindness, according to the companies that developed the therapy.