Virology
Total 5 Posts
Act like you’re carrying a dangerous coronavirus mutation – because you might be.
5 min read
We can help vaccines keep up with the mutating coronavirus by doubling down on preventive measures. This means increasing physical distancing and wearing masks even outdoors. We must all act like we are carrying a new variant, because any one of us might be.
Coronavirus variants: Are they really more deadly? Here’s what we know so far.
5 min read
How concerned should we be about the new variants of coronavirus that are arising in places such as the UK, South Africa and Brazil? Are they more lethal or more transmissible than the original virus?
One year since we first reported on this coronavirus – What we’ve learned, and still need to know.
4 min read
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that science and scientists can and will deliver results, given the right financial and societal support.
How do coronavirus researchers avoid catching COVID-19?
5 min read
Scientists handle virus samples every day but infections are incredibly rare. If we want to beat the coronavirus pandemic, we all need to think a little more like virologists.
Mystery China pneumonia outbreak likely caused by new human coronavirus.
4 min read
Chinese scientists sequence coronavirus causing pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan. And it has never been seen before.