In a significant development, scientists at Wuhan Institute of Virology in China have discovered a new coronavirus in bats that can enter human’s body using the same gateway as the virus that causes ...

Many of the fatal infectious diseases in humans have originated from bats. The viruses that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome ...

Feb 21 (Reuters) - A newly discovered bat coronavirus uses the same cell-surface protein to gain entry into human cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, raising the possibility that it ...

An aerial view shows the P4 laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on April 17, 2020.(AFP file ) In a significant development, scientists at Wuhan ...

Finding does raise the possibility that new bat virus could spread from animals to humans Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China said they discovered a new coronavirus in bats that ...

The virus known as Zotob could exploit vulnerable company computer systems. Computer experts have warned companies not to be complacent about a new form of computer virus that has emerged. Known as ...

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