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Do you know your DNA from RNA? Razor's animated guide

06:25 Do you know your DNA from RNA? The Razor team looked at the building blocks of life - and what separates us from viruses.These little particles of acid hold the key to understand

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UK approves 'game changer' coronavirus antibody test

Blood test samples. /VCG The Public Health England has approved a coronavirus antibody test developed by Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG to detect if a person has had been infected by the COV

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Restaurant experiment shows how quickly COVID-19 spreads

Further research finds speaking loudly spreads more of the disease which remains in the air for more than eight minutes.

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COVID-19 more effective than SARS in infecting human airways: study

Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was found to be more effective than Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) in infecting human airways and eyes, according to the faculty of Medicine o

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U.S. expert says COVID-19 is not an engineered weapon

01:05 U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo both said that they have seen evidence that the novel coronavirus may have a connection to the Wuhan Institute of V

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First COVID-19 vaccine test on animals successful

A coronavirus vaccine developed in China has been proven effective in monkeys.PiCoVacc, a vaccine made by Beijing-based Sinovac Biotech, used a very typical method to prevent the virus from infecting

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Study shows extensive global transmission of novel coronavirus from early on in epidemic

Researchers have discovered that a large proportion of the global genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 is found in all hardest-hit countries, suggesting extensive global transmission from early on in

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Central gov't spokesperson denounces violence in HKSAR

A spokesperson for the State Council Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office on Wednesday denounced violence and the "burn with us" mentality in the Hong Kong Special Admin

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Serbia builds Balkans' biggest COVID-19 testing lab with China's help

02:07 Serbia has opened the first of two newCOVID-19 testing laboratories, partly funded with donations from the Chinese company behind the biggest testing labs in the city of Wuhan, t

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Experts: Little chance novel coronavirus will die out in summer

VCG There's little chance of the novel coronavirus, that has caused the COVID-19 pandemic, dying out over the summer, and it's possible that it will become a common virus before a cure is foun

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Israeli researchers develop COVID-19 disinfectant from tap water

Israeli researchers have developed an innovative technology to turn tap water into efficient and safe disinfectant against the novel coronavirus, Bar-Ilan University (

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WHO says novel coronavirus not manipulated or constructed

All available evidence to date suggests that the novel coronavirus, which has caused the ongoing pandemic, has a natural animal origin and is not a manipulated or constructed virus, the World He

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Egypt is first African country to exceed 3,000 COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 cases in Africa are expected to rise in the coming days, as WHO warned that the current figures may not entirely be a true reflection of the continent's situation due to inadequate testi

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FDA encourages recovered COVID-19 patients to donate plasma for developing therapies

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) encourages recovered COVID-19 patients to donate plasma for development of blood-related therapies, said a release of the a

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Chinese premier says China ready to stand together with Sudan in COVID-19 fight

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday that the Chinese people are ready to stand together with the Sudanese people in their fight against COVID-19, and offer support and assistance within its c

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Mammoth Biosciences receives first peer-reviewed validation of CRISPR-based COVID-19 test

SF-based CRISPR diagnostics startup Mammoth Biosciences has published the first peer-reviewed study that shows validation of using its testing method to detect the presence of COVID-19 in patients. T

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Study links COVID-19 to stray dogs eating bat meat

The study says feral canines are the most likely animal intermediate host but some other scientists dispute the findings.