coronavirus
Nature’s Editor-in-Chief On Publishing In The COVID-19 Era (VIDEO)
Don’t miss our next Wildtype Media Expert Opinion webinar with Dr. Magdalena Skipper, editor-in-chief of Nature.
How Viruses And Diseases Get Named
You may be using the terms interchangeably, but SARS-CoV-2 is the name of the novel coronavirus, while COVID-19 refers to the disease that it causes in humans.
Bob Langer On How Science Can Tackle COVID-19 (VIDEO)
Join Wildtype Media Group CEO Dr. Juliana Chan as she chats with biotechnology trailblazer Professor Robert Langer about the role that science plays in the fight against COVID-19.
Nearly Half Of COVID-19 Infections Occurred Before Symptoms: Study
A modeling study estimates that 44 percent of COVID-19 infections were transmitted during the pre-symptomatic stage.
Heeding The Call For COVID-19 Testing (VIDEO)
As calls for widespread COVID-19 testing increase in urgency, Singapore-based MiRXES is stepping up to the challenge, says its CEO Dr. Zhou Lihan.
7 Best Practices From Singapore’s Pandemic Preparedness Playbook
Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Singapore has won praise for its ‘gold standard’ response. Still, Singaporean medical leaders caution that several critical issues must first be addressed to quell the ongoing epidemic.
PDB’s Molecule Of The Month: The Coronavirus Protease
Finding a way to block COVID-19’s distinctive heart-shaped protease may be the key to stopping the ongoing epidemic.
Asia’s Scientific Trailblazers: Malik Peiris
Inspired by French microbiologist Louis Pasteur, Professor Malik Peiris decided to specialize in virology, which led him to play a critical role in the identification and characterisation of the SARS coronavirus.
Bat Virus Behind The Death Of 25,000 Pigs In China
Chinese scientists have identified a coronavirus originating in bats that was responsible for the deaths of 25,000 piglets in China from 2016 to 2017.
