Since December 2019, Wuhan, China, has been conducting influenza and related disease monitoring, and a number of cases of viral pneumonia have been discovered, all of which have been diagnosed as ...

The spike protein tilts towards the host cell membrane so that it can bind to its primary sugar receptor. This interaction then triggers opening of the spike so that it can bind to a protein receptor ...

The technology, called the Viral-Engineered RNA-based Activation System (VERAS), hijacks the virus's own replication machinery to switch on reporter or therapeutic genes precisely in infected cells.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William A. Haseltine, Ph.D., covers genomics and regenerative medicine Recent discoveries point to the importance of innate ...