From Hamsters to Baboons: The Animals Helping Scientists Understand the Coronavirus

Share this on WhatsApp Scientists are scrambling to learn how the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, causes disease, as well as racing to develop treatments and, critically, a vaccine. The work relies heavily on a rarely acknowledged player: research animals. One of the most unusual things about SARS-CoV-2 is the wide range of disease severity it has … Continue reading From Hamsters to Baboons: The Animals Helping Scientists Understand the Coronavirus