Author: Ayah AlAnsari

A fourth year Microbiology and Immunology student at University of British Columbia with a strong interest in clinical work. Research experience in genetics and molecular biology. Excited to demystify the current coronavirus while learning more about it!

Effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection in human airway cells

by Ayah AlAnsari, posted in Demystified

This post was reviewed by Dr. Jasmin Chahal, one of our subject matter experts. For the original article, please follow this link. TL;DR:  Compared to other coronaviruses (SARS-CoV and HCoV-NL63), SARS-CoV-2 spreads much more efficiently in a short time although all three coronaviruses use the same receptor to enter the cell and infect it. In … Continue reading Effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection in human airway cells