The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
A health worker prepares a coronavirus disease antigen rapid analysis, at an antigen test station, in Vienna, Austria, September 23, 2020.
Lisi NiesnerThe spike protein on the novel coronavirus that helps it break into healthy cells has a tiny"pocket" that could make it vulnerable to antiviral drugs, researchers have discovered. Using a powerful imaging technique called electron cryo-microscopy, they studied the molecular structure of the virus and found the pocket, with a small molecule, linoleic acid , buried inside.
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