SARS-CoV-2
noun
: the coronavirus (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 of the genus Betacoronavirus) that is the causative agent of COVID-19
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Share [Findings] Convalescent plasma helps Syrian hamsters fight SARS-CoV-2.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 17 July 2024
The partners first tried to sell off-the-shelf tests that detect antibodies created by the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
But these factors are probably less significant than human behavior and the characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 itself.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 16 July 2024
The SARS-CoV-2 virus variant KP.3 is on the rise in the U.S. and active in Arizona.
—Sabine Martin, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024
With a virus that mutates as quickly as SARS-CoV-2 does, keeping up with the alphabet-soup names of the newest variants is a daunting task.
—Alice Park, TIME, 9 July 2024
The team is now using the THX mice to better understand the human immune response to SARS-CoV-2, as well as looking into epigenetic factors involved in human plasma cell activity and their antibody response, which has the potential to unlock new viral and cancer therapies.
—New Atlas, 8 July 2024
This new data may add fuel to the idea that SARS-CoV-2 stays in some people’s guts for a long time and could actually be driving long Covid.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 3 July 2024
The new study underscores the important role interferons can play in defending against SARS-CoV-2 and the way that role varies throughout the body over the course of an infection.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 3 July 2024
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 17 July 2024
The partners first tried to sell off-the-shelf tests that detect antibodies created by the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
But these factors are probably less significant than human behavior and the characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 itself.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 16 July 2024
The SARS-CoV-2 virus variant KP.3 is on the rise in the U.S. and active in Arizona.
—Sabine Martin, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024
With a virus that mutates as quickly as SARS-CoV-2 does, keeping up with the alphabet-soup names of the newest variants is a daunting task.
—Alice Park, TIME, 9 July 2024
The team is now using the THX mice to better understand the human immune response to SARS-CoV-2, as well as looking into epigenetic factors involved in human plasma cell activity and their antibody response, which has the potential to unlock new viral and cancer therapies.
—New Atlas, 8 July 2024
This new data may add fuel to the idea that SARS-CoV-2 stays in some people’s guts for a long time and could actually be driving long Covid.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 3 July 2024
The new study underscores the important role interferons can play in defending against SARS-CoV-2 and the way that role varies throughout the body over the course of an infection.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 3 July 2024
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SARS-CoV-2
noun
: the coronavirus (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 of the genus Betacoronavirus) that is the causative agent of COVID-19 see delta variant, omicron variant
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