The virus that causes COVID-19 is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious. The number of virus strains present in each zip code in Houston during the second wave ...

By examining how the viruses interact with immune systems in both human and bat cells, researchers found that a single ...

(Reuters) - A specific mutation in the new coronavirus can significantly increase its ability to infect cells, according to a study by U.S. researchers. The research may explain why early outbreaks in ...

Scientists are reporting troubling signs that some recent mutations of the virus that causes COVID-19 may modestly curb the effectiveness of two current vaccines, although they stress that the shots ...

When researchers in China first discovered a new coronavirus spreading amongst the people in the city of Wuhan, they collected samples of the virus and published its genetic code online. Within weeks, ...

New research from UNC Charlotte's Center for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks (CIPHER) has found that the two recent and prevalent strains of the virus that cause ...

An immune-compromised man with a year-and-a-half-long COVID infection served as a breeding ground for dozens of coronavirus mutations, a new study discovered. Worse, several of the mutations were in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gene sequencing of 27 nasal specimens taken from the man with the longest known case of COVID-19 revealed more than 50 mutations ...

COVID-19 has changed a lot over the years, as has our ability to protect ourselves through vaccines. And we recently got some new news on the virus. On March 19, the CDC released a report stating that ...

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Where biology meets technology, researchers are on the hunt for mutations of COVID-19. The Microbial Genome Sequencing Center, also known as MiGS, is one of several in the country ...