DURHAM, N.C. -- Researchers at Duke University's School of Medicine helped discover a new strain of coronavirus. Dr. David Montefiori, a professor of surgery who also serves as Director of the ...

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 ...

A recent scientific article suggested that the novel coronavirus responsible for the Covid-19 epidemic has mutated into a more "aggressive" form. Is this something we need to worry about? No, and here ...

Scientists studying the virus’s continuing evolution, and the body’s immune responses, hope to head off a resurgence and to better understand long Covid. By Apoorva Mandavilli Apoorva Mandavilli has ...

The new coronavirus does not appear to be mutating quickly, which may mean that when a vaccine is developed, it could offer lasting protection, scientists told The Washington Post. Viruses evolve and ...

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 ...

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 ...