The COVID pandemic illustrated how urgently we need antiviral medications capable of treating coronavirus infections. To aid ...

The virus killed at least 20 million people, wiped at least $10 trillion from the global economy and upended billions of ...

The World Health Organization's probe into the cause of COVID-19 has not resulted in a definitive reason, with its ...

Scientists have unearthed a rare class of ultra-potent antibodies derived from llamas that can neutralize a vast array of coronaviruses—including SARS-CoV-1 and multiple forms of SARS-CoV-2, both old ...

More information: Michael W. Grunst et al, Structure and inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 spike refolding in membranes, Science (2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.adn5658 ...

For centuries, coronaviruses have triggered health crises and economic challenges, with SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that spreads COVID-19, being a recent example. One small protein in SARS-CoV-2, the ...

SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 are members of the beta coronavirus and share similarities in the structure and function of the surface membrane protein Spike, and both enter cells through the ...

A clearer picture of the virus' structure could reveal crucial vulnerabilities. "The envelope properties of SARS-COV-2 are likely to be similar to other coronaviruses," he said.

The key discovery is that the SARS-CoV-2 virus need not enter a cell to disturb its function in profound ways; it may be sufficient for the spike (S) protein to simply bind to the outside of a ...

SINGAPORE - Scientists here have made an important discovery about the shape and structure of the Sars-CoV-2 virus' genetic material that can help in producing more effective drugs to treat Covid-19.