Contrary to prevailing belief, an evolutionary analysis finds no evidence that most viruses with epidemic or pandemic ...

Six years after the COVID-19 pandemic, which had claimed over 7 million lives worldwide by April 2024 (figures are no longer being tracked), we are still debating the origins of this novel virus. The ...

Problems with iron levels in the blood and the body's ability to regulate this important nutrient as a result of SARS-CoV-2 ...

During the first few years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus SARS-CoV-2 was detected in an increasing number of non-human animal species. This included many wild animal species as well as domestic ...

Findings reveal coronaviruses exploit stress-linked tRNA modifications, enhancing translation efficiency and offering insights for antiviral drug development.

A landmark study shows that bat viruses closely related to SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 emerged far from outbreak sites, pointing to the wildlife trade, not natural bat movement, as the most plausible ...

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been controversy surrounding the origins of SARS-CoV-2. New research from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine ...

How could we forget the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, right? It’s now part of our history, a story to pass on to the next generation. There are hundreds of related SARS-CoV strains known to infect different ...

This activity was supported by a contract between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response ...