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Cell: Reveals Structure, Function and Antigenicity of Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein

Cell: Reveals Structure, Function and Antigenicity of Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein

Since the beginning of the 21st century, three coronaviruses have crossed species barriers, causing fatal pneumonia in humans: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Coronavirus (SARS-CoV), Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) […]

New Research Progress of New Coronavirus 2019-nCoV / COVID-19

New Research Progress of New Coronavirus 2019-nCoV / COVID-19

On January 7, 2020, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) identified a new type of coronavirus from a patient’s throat swab sample, which was originally named […]

How did SARS disappear in that year? How could we fight against COVID-19?

How did SARS disappear in that year? How could we fight against COVID-19?

Professor Karol Sikora, a British cancer doctor, recently claimed that the current pandemic of COVID-19 would be “Self-immolation”. His idea was that if there were more infections than we realized, while […]

Great progress in Nature! Remdesivir is effective in rhesus monkeys infected with SARS-CoV-2!

Great progress in Nature! Remdesivir is effective in rhesus monkeys infected with SARS-CoV-2!

COVID-19 continues to sweep the world, and there is an urgent need for effective drugs to treat COVID-19. Although many drugs for research, approval and reuse have been proposed, preclinical […]

Science sub-journal: Anticancer drug acalabrutinib is expected to treat cytokine storm in patients with severe COVID-19

Science sub-journal: Anticancer drug acalabrutinib is expected to treat cytokine storm in patients with severe COVID-19

Early data from a clinical study suggest that blocking Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) provides clinical benefits for a small group of patients with severe COVID-19. The researchers responsible for the study observed […]

The world’s first achondroplasia drug

The world’s first achondroplasia drug

BioMarin is a global biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing innovative therapies for patients with severe and life-threatening rare and ultra-rare genetic diseases. Its product portfolio includes seven commercial […]

Valinomycin is expected to treat sars-cov-2 infection

Valinomycin is expected to treat sars-cov-2 infection

Natural products are very important because they have significant medicinal properties such as antiviral, antimicrobial and anticancer activity. The latest breakthrough in DNA sequencing shows that many microbial genomes (such […]

Baicalin and baicalein can effectively inhibit SARS-CoV-2

Baicalin and baicalein can effectively inhibit SARS-CoV-2

Coronavirus type 2 of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-cov-2) causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in humans and there is no cure. In the fight against COVID-19 epidemic, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) […]

US clinical trials prove that remdesivir is effective in treating COVID-19!

US clinical trials prove that remdesivir is effective in treating COVID-19!

COVID-19 is still raging around the world. However, so far there is no clinical evidence that any drug is effective for COVID-19 patients. Remdesivir is one of many coronavirus treatment […]

The past and present of coronavirus

The past and present of coronavirus

Most of us are infected with coronavirus at least once in our lives. This may be a worrying fact for many people, especially those who have only heard of the […]