A controversial coronavirus experiment at Boston University has identified a mutation in the omicron variant that might help explain why it doesn’t appear to be as likely to sicken or kill as ...

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A preprint describes how a research team created a new hybrid version of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that killed 80% of the mice that it had infected. But is this being misinterpreted?

Their work, published in the journal Nature, suggests that a protein mutation — in addition to changes in the virus's spike protein — played an important role in omicron's ability to bypass ...

Boston's Museum of Science and a top Harvard University health expert have teamed up to answer burning questions about COVID-19. Latest U.S.

NBC News’ Anne Thompson reports on Boston University’s new coronavirus testing lab to expedite results for students on campus.

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Boston University on Monday announced that it’s requiring all university employees and affiliates to be vaccinated by Sept. 2. If faculty and staff members don’t get the jab, ...

A Boston University microbiologist who will begin testing potentially life-saving drugs against a live sample of the coronavirus told "Bill Hemmer Reports" Wednesday that he is "extremely optimistic." ...

The coronavirus pandemic circling the globe is caused by a natural virus, not one made in a lab, a new study says. The virus’s genetic makeup reveals that SARS-CoV-2 isn’t a mishmash of known ...

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