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

Nine of the 20 pharma companies that participated in a study had experienced at least one viral contamination event between 1985 and 2018.

Paul Matewele, who died from COVID-19, was known for discovering dangerous microbes on surfaces people touch every day.

A fluorescent image of murine hippocampal cells is the winning microscopy image from more than 400 submissions from 65 countries for Olympus’s 2019 Image of the Year Award.

By infecting glioblastoma cells but not healthy brain tissue, some form of the virus could serve a therapeutic purpose.

Federal agencies, academic institutions, and industrial partners are joining forces to combat COVID-19 using artificial intelligence.

Under emergency protocols, doctors can request to use survivors’ plasma to treat some critically ill COVID-19 patients.  

There is no evidence backing the idea that SARS-CoV-2 originated from US servicemembers visiting Wuhan.

A preprint indicates that coronavirus transmission from surfaces is possible, but does not provide evidence that this has occurred in the COVID-19 pandemic.