A worldwide study of the coronavirus released in the journal Cell indicates that the dominant strand of COVID-19 is causing the virus to spread faster. But the study’s authors said that even though ...

The virus that causes COVID-19 is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious. The number of virus strains present in each zip code in Houston during the second wave ...

Scientists are reporting troubling signs that some recent mutations of the virus that causes COVID-19 may modestly curb the effectiveness of two current vaccines, although they stress that the shots ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gene sequencing of 27 nasal specimens taken from the man with the longest known case of COVID-19 revealed more than 50 mutations ...

A study that was pre-published on Wednesday indicates that a coronavirus mutation is causing the virus to be more contagious, a study authored by the Houston Methodist Hospital found. The study, ...

Several times since the coronavirus pandemic began, scientists from around the world announced that they’ve discovered new mutations in the virus’ genetic material, sending shivers down the spines of ...

The Associated Press is reporting that the study, conducted by Pfizer and University of Texas researchers, found that the vaccine appeared to work against N501Y, a mutation found in new variants from ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Researchers at Northwestern University have genetically sequenced the COVID-19 virus in 88 patients and found many infected in the city have a unique strain of the virus rarely seen ...

To try to stay ahead of any future pandemics, scientists at Scripps Research in La Jolla are taking a deeper look into the proteins that coronaviruses depend on to survive. And with their findings, ...

An immune-compromised man with a year-and-a-half-long COVID-19 infection served as a breeding ground for dozens of coronavirus mutations, a new study discovered. Worse, several of the mutations were ...