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A close relative of SARS-CoV-2 found in bats offers more evidence it evolved naturally

There is ongoing debate among policymakers and the general public about where SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, came from. While researchers consider bats the most likely natural hosts for SARS-CoV-2, the origins of the virus are still unclear. On May 10 in the journal Current Biology, researchers describe a recently identified bat coronavirus that… Read More »

Bile duct biomarker? Protein found to pinpoint patients with a lethal cancer

Researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) unravel how a gene-repressing protein can predict survival outcomes in patients with a malignant form of bile duct cancer Tokyo, Japan – Biliary tract cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the bile ducts, which transport bile from the liver to the duodenum. While generally rare,… Read More »