The discovery of a new bat coronavirus in China has sparked concerns about another pandemic. The virus, named HKU5-CoV-2, is similar to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in that it targets ...

The world’s largest bat organoid platform, which promises improvement in the study of zoonotic viruses, has been newly developed by scientists at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in Korea. By ...

More than 75% of new infectious diseases affecting humans originally come from animals. Bats, in particular, are natural hosts to some of the world's most dangerous viruses, including those ...

Scientists are warning that the same chain of events suspected of starting the Covid pandemic in China could take place in Europe. Under the 'natural origins' hypothesis, backed by the World Health ...

BOZEMAN, Mt. — Nestled within Montana’s mountain ranges is one of the frontlines in the fight to prevent a future pandemic. “It's just very unlucky when it happens, and it's the right pathogen that ...

Researchers created 3D “mini-organs” from the trachea, lungs, kidneys, and intestines of five insect-eating bat species commonly found in Korea and Europe. The platform includes both organoids and lab ...

Here’s everything we know so far. Given everything that happened with the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s understandable to feel nervous when you hear about a new virus. Now, reports are swirling about a new ...

With misinformation lurking around nearly every corner of the internet, researchers across the country are working to rehab the image of bats in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Barry Genzlinger ...

Five years removed from the onset of Covid-19's global sweep, research into another subset of the coronavirus has scientists worried about another possible pandemic. This virus originated in bats, as ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An overlooked subgroup of bat viruses may be just one minor mutation ...