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Scientists have discovered a new bat coronavirus in China which has raised pandemic fears ... it attacks human cells in the same way as Covid-19. Named HKU5-CoV-2, the virus was identified by ...

Scientists from Wuhan in China recently reported the discovery of another bat coronavirus with 'concerning' similarities to the virus that plunged the world into lockdown five years ago.

HKU5-CoV-2 was found by a Chinese research team led by virus expert Shi Zhengli, known as "Batwoman" for her work on coronaviruses, especially at the Wuhan Institute, which has been at the center ...

The new virus called HKU5-CoV-2, discovered in bats in China, carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission.

The HKU5-CoV-2 coronavirus was first identified in the Japanese pipistrelle bat in Hong Kong and comes under the merbecovirus subgenus which the virus responsible for causing Middle East respiratory ...

Chinese scientists have developed a gene-editing system for plants that draws on material from deadly viruses such as dengue fever to improve safety and efficiency. Commonly used gene-editing ...

The virus, named HKU5-CoV-2, was found to use the same human receptor as SARS-CoV-2 which was responsible for Covid-19, as per South China Morning Post. The study was led by Shi Zhengli, a renowned ...