The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

An international team of scientists has generated a new ring-shaped protein nanomaterial capable of strongly binding to and ...

A vaccine against a deadly disease that affects young elephants is shown to be effective in a world-first trial.

Magnetically guided microrobots coated with bacteriophages penetrate and dismantle bacterial biofilms, achieving targeted ...

In what may be one of the most important HIV research breakthroughs in years, scientists have discovered a strikingly ...

Harnessing the power of AI, a research team at the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research has launched Viro3D – the most comprehensive database of human and animal virus protein structure ...

The handful of drugmakers dominating the global coronavirus vaccine race are pushing the boundaries of vaccine technology. The next crop under development feature more conventional, proven designs.

University of Toronto researchers have made the first discovery of a virus that infects Legionella pneumophila, the bacteria ...

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The award recognizes Jason McLellan’s work to investigate how viruses infect our cells and to develop new treatments for ...