Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been controversy surrounding the origins of SARS-CoV-2. New research from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine ...

A landmark study shows that bat viruses closely related to SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 emerged far from outbreak sites, pointing to the wildlife trade, not natural bat movement, as the most plausible ...

Shi Zhengli, a leading virologist, became known as "Bat Woman" for her work on coronaviruses. She has spent decades studying bat-borne diseases, tracing their origins, and analyzing their potential ...