Genetics

AIDS virus used in gene therapy to fix 'bubble baby' disease
By Marilynn Marchione May. 11, 2021 06:00 AM EDT

US setting up $1.7B national network to track virus variants
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar And Zeke Miller Apr. 16, 2021 10:30 AM EDT

UK variant hunters lead global race to stay ahead of COVID
By Danica Kirka Mar. 28, 2021 02:25 AM EDT

New virus variant detected in India; experts urge caution
By Aniruddha Ghosal Mar. 24, 2021 11:43 AM EDT

Israel, Denmark and Austria join forces against COVID-19
By Laurie Kellman Mar. 04, 2021 01:26 PM EST

WHO team visits Wuhan virus lab at center of speculation
By Emily Wang Fujiyama Feb. 02, 2021 08:59 PM EST

WHO team visits 2nd Wuhan hospital in virus investigation
By Emily Wang Fujiyama And Zen Soo Jan. 29, 2021 10:27 PM EST

WHO team visits Wuhan hospital that had early virus patients
By Emily Wang Fujiyama Jan. 28, 2021 10:25 PM EST

Some COVID-19 mutations may dampen vaccine effectiveness
By Marilynn Marchione Jan. 20, 2021 05:56 PM EST

A new COVID-19 challenge: Mutations rise along with cases
By Marilynn Marchione Jan. 19, 2021 01:01 AM EST

WHO team arrives in Wuhan to investigate pandemic origins
By Sam Mcneil And Huizhong Wu Jan. 13, 2021 10:54 PM EST

EXPLAINER: Are new coronavirus strains cause for concern?
By Marilynn Marchione Dec. 20, 2020 04:06 PM EST

EU agency: Coronavirus spread in minks could speed mutations
By Maria Cheng Nov. 12, 2020 11:34 AM EST

North Denmark in lockdown over mutated virus in mink farms
By Jan M. Olsen Nov. 06, 2020 04:58 AM EST
Study: Neanderthal genes may be liability for COVID patients
By Frank Jordans Sep. 30, 2020 08:20 AM EDT
BERLIN (AP) — Scientists say genes that some people have inherited from their Neanderthal ancestors may increase their likelihood of suffering severe forms of...
Houston sampling wastewater to track spread of COVID-19
By Juan A. Lozano Sep. 24, 2020 05:43 PM EDT
HOUSTON (AP) — Results from a program that’s testing Houston’s wastewater to monitor the local spread of the coronavirus have shown that it could be a faster...