Tag: Viruses
The coronavirus genome is like a shipping label that lets epidemiologists...
Bert Ely, University of South Carolina and Taylor Carter, University of South Carolina
Following the coronavirus’s spread through the population – and anticipating its next...
Can your pets get coronavirus, and can you catch it from...
Annette O'Connor, Michigan State University; Jan Sargeant, University of Guelph, and Sarah Totton, University of Guelph
Humans and animals share many diseases. And as dramatically...
Antibodies in the blood of COVID-19 survivors know how to beat...
Ann Sheehy, College of the Holy Cross
Amid the chaos of an epidemic, those who survive a disease like COVID-19 carry within their bodies the...
Labs are experimenting with new – but unproven – methods to...
Jean Peccoud, Colorado State University
The coronavirus has ground social, economic and educational exchanges to a halt around the world. For now, public health officials...
It’s wrong to blame bats for the coronavirus epidemic
Peter Alagona, University of California, Santa Barbara
Genomic research showing that the COVID-19 coronavirus likely originated in bats has produced heavy media coverage and widespread...
Vodka won’t protect you from coronavirus, and 4 other things to...
Jeffrey Gardner, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Editor’s note: As concern about coronavirus grows, hand sanitizer is in high demand. Biologist Jeffrey Gardner explains why...
Do I have to wear a jacket when it’s cold outside?
Carolyn Kaloostian, University of Southern California
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert...
What are viruses anyway, and why do they make us so...
Marilyn J. Roossinck, Pennsylvania State University
Editor’s Note: You may sometimes have felt like you “have come down with a virus,” meaning that you became...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
