The New York Times
A New Coronavirus Variant Is Spreading in New York, Researchers Report
“It’s not particularly happy news,” said Michel Nussenzweig, an immunologist at Rockefeller University who was not involved in the new research. “But just knowing about it is good because then we can perhaps do something about it.”
BBC
The Disease-Resistant Patients Exposing COVID-19's Weak Spots
Some people are unusually resilient to the coronavirus. Qian Zhang of the Casanova lab is one of the scientists searching in thier genes and blood in the hope of finding the pandemic's Achilles' heel.
The Scientist
What Pseudoviruses Bring to the Study of SARS-CoV-2
Engineered viruses that don’t replicate provide a tractable model for scientists like Theodora Hatziioannou of the Bienaisz lab to safely study SARS-CoV-2, including research into vaccine efficacy and emerging variants.