In December 2019, a new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, which causes the respiratory illness that led to the COVID-19 pandemic, was reported. In the face of...

Tracking the spread of COVID-19 Viruses spread because they can rapidly copy their genetic material and produce more virus. Each virus—including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19—has its own unique RNA genetic blueprint. This RNA signature alerts scientists to the presence of a specific disease. Part of the obstacle scientists have ...

A new study from researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is shining a light on the similarities and differences between COVID-19 and...

University of Missouri scientists receive $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to examine clues about the rate of infection in communities and virus variants...

The pandemic has shown that scientists across the globe are willing to join forces to better understand the virus and to develop new treatments and vaccines. Key scientific achievements in this respect – some of them already in the early ...

Rapid reporting at high throughput enables detection of potential vaccine escaping variant strains Zymo Research announced today their COVID-19 Variant Sequencing Service. This new global service expands Zymo Research’s end-to-end SARS-CoV-2 solutions that include sample collection, RNA extraction, and SARS-CoV-2 detection. Detecting ...

Focusing on genetic material called mRNA allowed researchers to overcome scientific barriers and develop the two vaccines now used in the United States. Here’s how it happened...

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston have discovered what may be the Achilles’ heel of the coronavirus, a finding that may help close the door on COVID-19 and possibly ...

A study of more than 23,000 samples carried out by teams across the UK shows Oxford Nanopore’s COVID-19 test, LamPORE, is highly accurate for...

Partnership will bring large-scale test processing capacity to the San Francisco Bay Area as part of Ginkgo’s plans to expand testing nationwide Today, Ginkgo Bioworks, and Octant announced a...