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Researchers at MIT; the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard; and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard; along with colleagues from around the world have identified specific types of cells that appear to be targets of the coronavirus that is causing the Covid-19 pandemic. Using existing data on the RNA found in different…

April 22, 2020 | 4:47pm Researchers have pinpointed the specific cells targeted by the coronavirus — a development they hope could be helpful in the search for a cure, MIT announced Wednesday. The team of scientists used an existing data set on the RNA found in different types of cells to locate those with two…

Soon after the start of the pandemic, the statement said, scientists learned that a viral “spike” protein binds to a receptor on human cells known as angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, or ACE2.Another human protein, an enzyme called TMPRSS2, helps activate the coronavirus spike protein to allow for cell entry. The combined binding and activation process lets…

By Nathan Frandino BOLINAS, Calif., April 20 (Reuters) - Researchers began testing an entire town in northern California for the novel coronavirus and its antibodies on Monday, one of the first such efforts since the pandemic hit the United States. Bolinas, a wealthy beach town in Marin County, near Silicon Valley, raised funds to test…

The novel coronavirus can survive in high temperatures, researchers said, casting doubt on suggestions that the threat will subside in the summer.Researchers from the University of Aix-Marseille in France, led by Remi Charrel and Boris Pastorino, found that the virus survived in 140-degree Fahrenheit temperatures typically used to disinfect research labs, The Jerusalem Post reported.It took…