ACE2 Receptor
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COVID-19 FAQ: How sniffing out main route of the virus could help lower infections?
There is mounting evidence that the novel coronavirus is highly contagious because it can infect us through cells in an easy-to-reach part of the nose....
How SARS-CoV-2 can make arteries malfunction and cause more severe COVID-19?
Scientists are investigating how the malfunctioning of the cells lining our blood vessels can make COVID-19 more severe for patients. An alarmingly high proportion of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units - 31% according to th...
COVID-19 FAQ: Can genetic variations impact the severity of the disease?
At the moment there is no clear scientific answer. Researchers are hunting for genetic clues to help identify people at risk from more severe cases of COVID-19....
COVID-19 FAQ: How did a virus from horsehoe bats find a way to infect humans?
In a recent study, University of Texas and New York University teams confirmed that the ‘parent’ of SARS-CoV-2 – RaTG13 was first identified in bats in 2013....