Researchers have discovered a virus that could enter human cells in a similar way to COVID-19. But they caution it's much ...

Chinese scientists have discovered a new coronavirus in bats called HKU5-CoV-2. It shares similarities with SARS-CoV-2 and ...

Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology have detected a new coronavirus in bats that is capable of entering human ...

Experts note that HKU5-CoV-2 has a lower binding affinity to human ACE2 than SARS-CoV-2, and its ability to infect humans on ...

The extensive research on coronavirus led to the discovery of HKU5-CoV-2, which can be transmitted to humans since it has the ...

The study found that HKU5-CoV-2 contains a furin cleavage site, a feature that enhances viral entry into cells via the ACE2 ...

The virus has a special feature, called a furin cleavage site, that helps it enter cells through the ACE2 receptor protein ...

HKU5-CoV-2 is classified within the merbecovirus subgenus, which includes the MERS virus. Initially detected in the Japanese ...

Researchers at Wuhan Institute of Virology, led by Shi Zhengli, discovered a new coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, in bats. While it ...

Lab experiments showed that the virus could infect human cells with high ACE2 levels, including models of human intestines ...