Study indicates that some vitamins, steroids, and antivirals could bind to the spike protein, and may inhibit virus infectivity, whereas high cholesterol may enable the virus
New statistical model suggests an infected student returning home for Christmas would, on average, have infected just less than one other household member
The ability to track SARS-CoV-2 mutations in wastewater could be particularly useful for tracking new variants, like the B.1.17 strain that is now widespread in the UK
New kits from Thermo Fisher Scientific are optimized to isolate intact SARS-CoV-2 virus particles such as infectious virus, inactivated virus, or virus like particles