SARS-CoV-2 recombination arises when RNA-dependent RNA polymerase switches templates during genome replication in cells co-infected by distinct viral lineages. This process can shuffle mutations ...
Viruses are masters of stealth. From the moment a virus enters the host's body, it begins hijacking its cells. First, the virus binds to a specific protein on the cell's surface through a lock-and-key ...
As scientists, we often think we understand a virus—its structure, its tricks, the way it moves through the body. But every once in a while, we stumble upon something unexpected—something that ...
Integrating case counts with genomic sequences quantifies real-time transmission advantages of viral variants.
Since the emergence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), understanding the mechanisms underlying severe pneumonia has remained a major research challenge. Although mouse ...
The project is led by Professor Wang Guoqing of the School of Basic Medicine and Professor Qiu Jiazhang of the School of Veterinary Medicine of Jilin University. In this study, they performed ...
A section of Goodsell et al.’s magnificent “Integrative illustration for coronavirus outreach” highlighting the packaging of the viral genetic material (in pink) by the scaffold “nucleocapsid protein” ...
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified a link between a SARS-CoV-2 protein and the onset of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). MIS-C is a pediatric ...