Computational network science approach reveals new mechanisms for coronaviruses infections
A group of bat viruses related to SARS-CoV-2 can also infect human cells but uses a different and unknown entryway.
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A group of bat viruses related to SARS-CoV-2 can also infect human cells but uses a different and unknown entryway.
New WSU research shows that a group of bat viruses related to SARS-CoV-2 can also infect human cells but uses a different and unknown entryway.
More than one-third of the students who presented posters at the Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities on March 28 will receive monetary awards for their top-quality efforts.
E-Mail As COVID-19 sweeps the world, related viruses quietly circulate among wild animals. A new study shows how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and SARS-CoV-1, which caused the 2003 SARS outbreak, are related to each other. The work, published recently in the journal Virus Evolution, helps scientists better understand the evolution of these viruses, how they acquired the ability to infect humans and which other viruses may be poised for human spillover. "How did these viruses come to be what they are today? Why do some of them have the ability to infect humans while others do ...
Bats could be a key to help prevent a future pandemic. In the latest episode of Washington State Magazine’s podcast Viewscapes, Washington State University researchers Stephanie Seifert and Michael Letko explain why the flying mammals are important for improving understanding of viruses and diseases that spill over from animals to humans, such as Ebola, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and SARS‑CoV‑2 novel coronavirus that causes COVID‑19. Seifert and Letko also take on misconceptions about the COVID‑19 pandemic and talk about the challenges of studying bats. Both scientists...