As of June 18, COVID-19 has hit over 210 countries and regions, affected more than seven billion people around the world and claimed over 440,000 precious lives. The virus does not respect borders. Nor is race or nationality rel...
To date,severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)has resulted in 656,093 deaths,caused more than 16.5 million of infections in 216 countries and regions,which spawned a great number of economic loss[1].In China,there were more than 87,000 cases and 4,600 deaths[1].The ...
Since the emergence of COVID-19, a great deal of research has been carried out to determine the structure of the virus and the mechanisms of infection and replication. Key points in the lifecycle have subsequently been identified as potential prophylactic or therapeutic targets. SARS-CoV-2 is a...
Researchers are working vigorously in search for effective treatments for COVID-19. Significant research is focused on vaccine, antibody, and drug therapy development against the novel coronavirus (SARSCoV-2) using animal models, which are essential for testing the safety and efficacy of these ...
Technology has become an important means to help contain the global COVID-19 outbreak. Leveraging our advanced AI and cloud technologies, Tencent has proactively participated in the development of pandemic-related technological R&D projects in a number of ways, including setting up an AI Joint Lab ...
This new Covid-19 belongs to the coronavirus family , which includes SARS (2003) and MERS-Cov (2012). The Covid-19 viral genome encodes several proteins with unique functions, including Spike protein, N protein and M protein. The two main proteins of pharmaceutical interest ...
According to media reports, the first COVID-19 case in the United States was confirmed on January 19, 2020 in a man who returned home in the U.S. state of Washington from travel. But through deeper investigations, local governments in the United States have identified earlier infections and...
This week, we will shine a spotlight on how researchers are using a diverse set of computational, immunological, and single-cell tools to decipher the role of SARS-CoV-2 specific T cells. Could T cells be the key to defeating COVID-19? Bioinformatics Predict Targets for SARS-CoV-2-...
BEIJING, March 2 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday stressed coordinately advancing the scientific research on novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to provide support for winning the battle against the epidemic. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Commit...
The COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020 with major health consequences. While a need to disseminate information to the medical community and general public was paramount, concerns have been raised regarding the scientific rigor in published reports. We